🇵🇦
How Busy Is Tocumen International Airport? PTY
Panama City, Panama. Departures peak at 21:00 local, averaging 44.4 flights per hour.
Window: last 60 days. Last refreshed: 2026-09-15. Schedule coverage: 56 days observed.
Peak departure hour
21:00
44.4 flights/hr
Quietest active hour
00:00
1 flights/hr
Traffic score
83/100
Relative volume
Departures by hour (local time)
Avg per day, last 60 daysTotal: 328 avg 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 (38.5 flights/hr). Total: 341.5 avg arrivals/day.
Top airlines
- 1. Copa Airlines, (CM) 8,331
- 2. United Airlines, (UA) 845
- 3. KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V.) (KL) 507
- 4. Turkish Airlines, (TK) 351
- 5. Iberia - Lineas Aereas de Espana (IB) 279
Top destinations
- 1. 🇨🇷 San Jose (SJO) 585
- 2. 🇨🇴 Bogota (BOG) 561
- 3. 🇺🇸 Miami (MIA) 496
- 4. 🇨🇴 Rio Negro (MDE) 379
- 5. 🇪🇨 Guayaquil (GYE) 367
Frequently asked
- What's the busiest hour for departures at PTY?
- Departures from Tocumen International Airport peak at 21:00 local time, averaging 44.4 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 00:00 local time, averaging 1 flights per hour.
- Which airline operates the most flights from PTY?
- Copa Airlines, (CM) is the largest operator at Tocumen International Airport, with 8331 observed departures in the past 60 days.
- What's the most popular destination from PTY?
- San Jose (SJO) is the most-flown destination, with 585 observed departures in the past 60 days.
Tracking a flight through PTY?
Forward your booking and TripWaffle alerts you to gate changes, delays and baggage carousels - so you don't have to keep refreshing.
Get realtime alerts
Free to start. No card required.