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PTY to SCI: distance & flight time
Panama City (Tocumen International Airport) → San Cristobal (Paramillo Airport)
499 mi
802 km · 433 nm
1h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
499 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 33m 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
- SCI — Paramillo Airport · San Cristobal, 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 SCI
- SVZ · San Antonio Del Tachira Airport16 mi away
- STD · Mayor Buenaventura Vivas International Airport20 mi away
- CUC · Camilo Daza International Airport23 mi away
- LFR · La Fria Airport31 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PTY from SCI?
The flight distance from Panama City (PTY) to San Cristobal (SCI) is 499 miles (802 km, 433 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PTY to SCI?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 33m 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 SCI?
Nonstop service on PTY–SCI 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 33m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Panama City and San Cristobal?
San Cristobal is 1 hour ahead of Panama City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PTY to SCI?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PTY–SCI that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PTY to SCI fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PTY–SCI 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.