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Flights from Panama City to New York

Panama City and New York are about 3,550 km apart, and the scheduled nonstop flight takes about 5 h 21 min. Copa Airlines has a nonstop flight on this route. You compare the fares in one search and book with the airline or travel agency you choose, so you see the final price before you pay.

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Updated 23 October 2026

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Nonstop flights from Panama City to New York

Panama City and New York are about 3,550 km apart, and the scheduled nonstop flight takes about 5 h 21 min. The distance is the great-circle distance between the two airports, so the route a flight actually flies is a little longer. The flight arrives at JFK, one of the airports that serve New York; the others are EWR, LGA.

The route at a glance
FactDetail
FromPanama City (PTY)
ToNew York (JFK)
DistanceAbout 3550 km
Time in the airAbout 5 h 21 min
Airlines on the routeCopa Airlines
Other airports in the cityEWR, LGA

Airlines that fly from Panama City to New York

Copa Airlines has a nonstop flight on this route. The scheduled time comes from the published schedule, checked on 23 October 2026.

Return flights: New York to Panama City

More flights from Panama City

More flights to New York

The airports of the route

How to book

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Frequently asked questions

How long is the flight from Panama City to New York?

The scheduled nonstop flight takes about 5 h 21 min. The two airports are about 3,550 km apart, measured as the great-circle distance between them.

Which airlines fly this route nonstop?

Copa Airlines has a nonstop flight on this route. The Morsilla Travel search compares the fares of that airline.

Which airports do the flights from Panama City to New York use?

They leave from PTY and arrive at JFK. New York has more than one airport: EWR, LGA serve it too, so check which one your ticket names before you travel. The check-in, the security and the baggage claim all happen in the terminals of those two airports.