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PTM to PTY: distance & flight time
Palmarito (Palmarito Airport) → Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
637 mi
1,026 km · 554 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
637 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m 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
- PTM — Palmarito Airport · Palmarito, Venezuela
- 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 PTM
- GDO · Guasdalito Airport48 mi away
- AUC · Santiago Perez Airport51 mi away
- EOZ · Elorza Airport56 mi away
- SBB · Santa Bárbara de Barinas Airport69 mi away
Near PTY
Frequently asked questions
How far is PTM from PTY?
The flight distance from Palmarito (PTM) to Panama City (PTY) is 637 miles (1,026 km, 554 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PTM to PTY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m 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 PTM to PTY?
Nonstop service on PTM–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 51m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Palmarito and Panama City?
Panama City is 1 hour behind Palmarito.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PTM to PTY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PTM–PTY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PTM to PTY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PTM–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.