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STB to PTY: distance & flight time
Santa Barbara (Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport) → Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
508 mi
817 km · 441 nm
1h 34m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
508 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 34m 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
- STB — Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport · Santa Barbara, 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 STB
- VIG · Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport30 mi away
- LFR · La Fria Airport56 mi away
- MRD · Alberto Carnevalli Airport60 mi away
- CUC · Camilo Daza International Airport82 mi away
Near PTY
Frequently asked questions
How far is STB from PTY?
The flight distance from Santa Barbara (STB) to Panama City (PTY) is 508 miles (817 km, 441 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from STB to PTY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 34m 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 STB to PTY?
Nonstop service on STB–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 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Santa Barbara and Panama City?
Panama City is 1 hour behind Santa Barbara.
What is the cheapest way to fly from STB to PTY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on STB–PTY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some STB to PTY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain STB–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.