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ULQ to PTY: distance & flight time
Tulua (Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport) → Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
406 mi
654 km · 353 nm
1h 21m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
406 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 21m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ULQ — Heriberto Gíl Martínez Airport · Tulua, Colombia
- 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 ULQ
- CLO · Alfonso Bonilla Aragon International Airport39 mi away
- AXM · El Eden Airport41 mi away
- CRC · Santa Ana Airport50 mi away
- BUN · Gerardo Tobar López Airport55 mi away
Near PTY
Frequently asked questions
How far is ULQ from PTY?
The flight distance from Tulua (ULQ) to Panama City (PTY) is 406 miles (654 km, 353 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ULQ to PTY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 21m 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 ULQ to PTY?
Nonstop service on ULQ–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 21m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from ULQ to PTY?
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Why are some ULQ to PTY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain ULQ–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.