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POS to PTY: distance & flight time
Port-of-spain (Piarco International Airport) → Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
1,233 mi
1,984 km · 1,071 nm
3h 9m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,233 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 9m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- POS — Piarco International Airport · Port-of-spain, Trinidad and Tobago
- PTY — Tocumen International Airport · Panama City, Panama
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near POS
- TAB · Tobago-Crown Point Airport51 mi away
- GUI · Guiria Airport66 mi away
- GND · Point Salines International Airport102 mi away
- TUV · Tucupita Airport116 mi away
Near PTY
Frequently asked questions
How far is POS from PTY?
The flight distance from Port-of-spain (POS) to Panama City (PTY) is 1,233 miles (1,984 km, 1,071 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from POS to PTY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 9m 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 POS to PTY?
Nonstop service on POS–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 3h 9m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Port-of-spain and Panama City?
Panama City is 1 hour behind Port-of-spain.
What is the cheapest way to fly from POS to PTY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on POS–PTY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some POS to PTY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain POS–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.