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BUN to PTY: distance & flight time
Buenaventura (Gerardo Tobar López Airport) → Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
398 mi
641 km · 346 nm
1h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
398 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 31m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BUN — Gerardo Tobar López Airport · Buenaventura, Colombia
- PTY — Tocumen International Airport · Panama City, Panama
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BUN
- CLO · Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport46 mi away
- ULQ · Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport55 mi away
- COG · Mandinga Airport90 mi away
- AXM · El Eden Airport95 mi away
Near PTY
Frequently asked questions
How far is BUN from PTY?
The flight distance from Buenaventura (BUN) to Panama City (PTY) is 398 miles (641 km, 346 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BUN to PTY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 31m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BUN to PTY?
Nonstop service on BUN–PTY depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 1h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BUN to PTY?
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Why are some BUN to PTY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BUN–PTY tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.