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PTY to PTM: distance & flight time
Panama City (Tocumen International Airport) → Palmarito (Palmarito Airport)
637 mi
1,026 km · 554 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
637 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PTY — Tocumen International Airport · Panama City, Panama
- PTM — Palmarito Airport · Palmarito, Venezuela
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near PTY
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
Frequently asked questions
How far is PTY from PTM?
The flight distance from Panama City (PTY) to Palmarito (PTM) is 637 miles (1,026 km, 554 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PTY to PTM?
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 PTY to PTM?
Nonstop service on PTY–PTM 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 Panama City and Palmarito?
Palmarito is 1 hour ahead of Panama City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PTY to PTM?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PTY–PTM that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PTY to PTM fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PTY–PTM 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.