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VIG to PTY: distance & flight time
El Vigía (Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport) → Panama City (Tocumen International Airport)
527 mi
849 km · 458 nm
1h 37m
estimated nonstop flight time
-1h
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
527 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 37m 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
- VIG — Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonso Airport · El Vigía, 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 VIG
- STB · Santa Bárbara del Zulia Airport30 mi away
- MRD · Alberto Carnevalli Airport35 mi away
- LFR · La Fria Airport49 mi away
- SBB · Santa Bárbara de Barinas Airport66 mi away
Near PTY
Frequently asked questions
How far is VIG from PTY?
The flight distance from El Vigía (VIG) to Panama City (PTY) is 527 miles (849 km, 458 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from VIG to PTY?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 37m 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 VIG to PTY?
Nonstop service on VIG–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 37m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between El Vigía and Panama City?
Panama City is 1 hour behind El Vigía.
What is the cheapest way to fly from VIG to PTY?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on VIG–PTY that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some VIG to PTY fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain VIG–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.