Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LUG to PAC: distance & flight time
Lugano (Lugano Airport) → Panama (Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport)
5,700 mi
9,173 km · 4,953 nm
11h 39m
estimated nonstop flight time
-7h
time difference · heading west
See live LUG→PAC fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
5,700 miles nonstop takes roughly 11h 39m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LUG — Lugano Airport · Lugano, Switzerland
- PAC — Marcos A. Gelabert International Airport · Panama, Panama
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near LUG
- ZJI · Locarno Airport11 mi away
- MXP · Malpensa International Airport27 mi away
- LIN · Milano Linate Airport42 mi away
- BGY · Il Caravaggio International Airport45 mi away
Near PAC
Frequently asked questions
How far is LUG from PAC?
The flight distance from Lugano (LUG) to Panama (PAC) is 5,700 miles (9,173 km, 4,953 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUG to PAC?
A nonstop flight takes about 11h 39m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Lugano and Panama?
Panama is 7 hours behind Lugano.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LUG to PAC?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LUG–PAC that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.