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TUV to PTY: distance & flight time
Tucupita (Tucupita Airport) → Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
1,179 mi
1,898 km · 1,025 nm
3h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,179 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 2m 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
- TUV — Tucupita Airport · Tucupita, 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 TUV
- PZO · General Manuel Carlos Piar International Airport72 mi away
- MUN · Maturín Airport85 mi away
- GUI · Guiria Airport104 mi away
- POS · Piarco International Airport116 mi away
Near PTY
Frequently asked questions
How far is TUV from PTY?
The flight distance from Tucupita (TUV) to Panama City (PTY) is 1,179 miles (1,898 km, 1,025 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TUV to PTY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 2m 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 TUV to PTY?
Nonstop service on TUV–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 3h 2m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Tucupita and Panama City?
Panama City is 1 hour behind Tucupita.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TUV to PTY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TUV–PTY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TUV to PTY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TUV–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.