Flights Miami → Panama City
MIA → PTY
How long is the flight from Miami to Panama City?
The flight from Miami (MIA) to Panama City (PTY) takes 2h 37m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Miami with Panama City, operating with Boeing 737-800 and Boeing 737-700 aircraft. The destination airport sees over fifteen million passengers annually, underscoring its significance as a major travel hub.
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 Miami (MIA) → Panama City (PTY) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 50% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 47 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 13.9/100 (low), 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 Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Panama City: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Miami (MIA) to Panama City (PTY) heads south for about 1,862 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 37m.
Departures from Miami on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of MIA-PTY flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Miami the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Panama City it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked MIA-PTY flights, 50% left on time with an average delay of 47 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
Airlines operating MIA-PTY
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Frequently asked questions about MIA-PTY
The flight from Miami (MIA) to Panama City (PTY) takes 2h 37m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Miami (MIA) -> Panama City (PTY) route, on-time performance is 50% with an average delay of 47 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Miami-Panama City is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Panama City, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
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.
