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Sao Paulo (GRU) – Panama City (PTY)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
5,076 km
3,154 mi · 2,741 nm
Flight time
6 h 50 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
2 h
CO2 per passenger
595 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (352 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
573,964
Sep 2025 – Aug 2026 · +4.0%
Flights / week
73
Both directions, average
Seats filled
90%
640,298 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
1
CMP

Traffic: ANAC (Brazil), Dados Estatísticos do Transporte Aéreo, scheduled flights, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from GRU to PTYGRUPTY
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from GRU
311°
Heading from PTY
136°
Halfway point
-7.49, -63.54
Great-circle km
5,086 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Panama City is 2 h behind Sao Paulo

The estimate for a route without real times is 6 h 50 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 53,923 passengers
020K40K60KSepOctNovDecJan53.9KFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
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Month Passengers
Sep 202543,118
Oct 202547,192
Nov 202546,020
Dec 202547,345
Jan 202653,923
Feb 202643,849
Mar 202647,733
Apr 202645,810
May 202650,392
Jun 202646,442
Jul 202653,923
Aug 202648,217
Flights per month, both directions (Sep 2025 – Aug 2026)Busiest: July 2026: 356 flights
0200400SepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul356Aug
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Month Flights
Sep 2025300
Oct 2025309
Nov 2025301
Dec 2025309
Jan 2026344
Feb 2026280
Mar 2026308
Apr 2026300
May 2026314
Jun 2026325
Jul 2026356
Aug 2026339

Airlines flying GRU–PTY nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
CMPCompañia Panameña De Aviacion S.A. (Copa Airlines)73
100%

Both directions, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. ANAC (Brazil), Dados Estatísticos do Transporte Aéreo, scheduled flights. Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 5,086 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Sao Paulo and Panama City

PTYPAC
GRU5,0765,081
CGH5,0765,081
VCP4,9944,999

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Sao Paulo airports · All Panama City airports

More routes from GRU

Route Distance Passengers / year
GRU → POA864 km 1,939,098
GRU → REC2,095 km 1,925,053
GRU → GIG337 km 1,487,249
GRU → CWB359 km 1,457,725
GRU → CNF494 km 1,441,048
GRU → SCL2,617 km 1,380,638
GRU → SSA1,448 km 1,305,608
GRU → BSB851 km 1,287,822
GRU → AEP1,693 km 1,282,051
GRU → FOR2,336 km 1,249,285

More routes from PTY

Route Distance Passengers / year
PTY → MIA1,854 km 830,114
PTY → MCO2,152 km 617,846
PTY → SCL4,787 km 591,047
PTY → JFK3,541 km 378,580
PTY → LAX4,844 km 319,640
PTY → GIG5,286 km 317,818
PTY → IAD3,315 km 302,991
PTY → IAH2,850 km 300,246
PTY → MAD8,163 km 291,065
PTY → AMS8,818 km 221,579

Questions

Sao Paulo (GRU) and Panama City (PTY) are 5,076 km (3,154 miles, 2,741 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.