Flights Houston → Panama City
IAH → PTY
Route overview
The flight route operates from Houston to Panama City using a Boeing 737-900 aircraft. The destination airport in Panama City sees over fifteen million passengers annually, indicating high traffic and connectivity.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Houston (IAH) → Panama City (PTY) route is operated by United Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Panama City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Panama City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Panama City (PTY) heads south-east for about 2,856 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 59m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Panama City it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
Airlines operating IAH-PTY
Airports
Frequently asked questions about IAH-PTY
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The route is operated by 1 airline: United Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
