Flights Panama City → Los Angeles
PTY → LAX
Route overview
The flight route operates from Panama City to Los Angeles, utilizing a Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The destination airport in Los Angeles opened in 1926 and currently serves over seventy-six million passengers annually.
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.
US flight refund rules & checker →General information, not legal advice.
The Panama City (PTY) → Los Angeles (LAX) route is operated by United Airlines. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 11.3/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Los Angeles the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Panama City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Los Angeles: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Panama City (PTY) to Los Angeles (LAX) heads north-west for about 4,845 km, a flight time of roughly 6h 29m.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Panama City the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Los Angeles 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 PTY-LAX
Airports
Frequently asked questions about PTY-LAX
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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.
