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How Busy Is Tocumen International Airport? PTY
Panama City, Panama. Departures peak at 15:00 local, averaging about 23 flights per hour.
Window: last 60 days. Last refreshed: 2026-10-30.
Peak departure hour
15:00
23 flights/hr
Quietest active hour
05:00
under 1 flights/hr
Traffic score
83/100
Relative volume
Departures by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysTotal: about 190 departures per day.
Weekday vs weekend departure pattern
Weekday avg per hour
Weekend avg per hour
Arrivals by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysPeak arrival hour: 06:00 local (about 22 flights/hr). Total: about 190 arrivals per day.
Top airlines
- 1. Copa Airlines (CM)
- 2. United Airlines (UA)
- 3. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.) (KL)
- 4. Turkish Airlines (TK)
- 5. Iberia - Lineas Aereas de Espana (IB)
Top destinations
- 1. 🇨🇷 San Jose (SJO)
- 2. 🇨🇴 Bogota (BOG)
- 3. 🇺🇸 Miami (MIA)
- 4. 🇧🇷 Sao Paulo (GRU)
- 5. 🇬🇹 Guatemala City (GUA)
Frequently asked
- What's the busiest hour for departures at PTY?
- Departures from Tocumen International Airport peak at 15:00 local time, averaging about 23 flights per hour over the past 60 days.
- What's the quietest hour to fly out of PTY?
- The quietest hour with regular service is 05:00 local time, averaging under 1 flights per hour.
- Which airline operates the most flights from PTY?
- Copa Airlines (CM) ran more departures from Tocumen International Airport than any other airline over the past 60 days.
- What's the most popular destination from PTY?
- San Jose (SJO) was the most-flown destination over the past 60 days.
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