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PTY to SCQ: distance & flight time
Panama City (Tocumen International Airport) → Santiago (Santiago de Compostela Airport)
4,831 mi
7,776 km · 4,198 nm
9h 56m
estimated nonstop flight time
+7h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
4,831 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 56m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 7-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- PTY — Tocumen International Airport · Panama City, Panama
- SCQ — Santiago de Compostela Airport · Santiago, Spain
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 PTY
Near SCQ
- LCG · A Coruña Airport28 mi away
- VGO · Vigo Airport47 mi away
- BGZ · Braga Municipal Aerodrome90 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport113 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is PTY from SCQ?
The flight distance from Panama City (PTY) to Santiago (SCQ) is 4,831 miles (7,776 km, 4,198 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from PTY to SCQ?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 56m 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 SCQ?
Nonstop service on PTY–SCQ 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 9h 56m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Panama City and Santiago?
Santiago is 7 hours ahead of Panama City.
What is the cheapest way to fly from PTY to SCQ?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on PTY–SCQ that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some PTY to SCQ fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain PTY–SCQ 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.