Nonstop flight route between New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Panama City, Panama:
Departure Airport:
(29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W)
Arrival Airport:
(9°4'17"N by 79°23'0"W)
Distance from MSY to PTY:
1,607.23 miles (2,586.59 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), New Orleans, Louisiana, United States and Tocumen International Airport (PTY), Panama City, Panama would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,607 miles (or 2,587 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the relatively short distance between Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and Tocumen International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | MSY / KMSY |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°59'35"N by 90°15'29"W |
| Area Served: | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Operator/Owner: | City of New Orleans |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4 feet (1 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from MSY |
| More Information: | MSY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTY / MPTO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Panama City, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°4'17"N by 79°23'0"W |
| Area Served: | Panama City |
| Operator/Owner: | Tocumen S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PTY |
| More Information: | PTY Maps & Info |
Facts about Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY):
- MSY opened after World War II, replacing the older New Orleans Lakefront Airport as the city's main airport.
- On July 11, 2001, the airport was renamed after jazz musician Louis Armstrong in honor of the centennial of his birth.
- The closest airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Lakefront Airport (NEW), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) ENE of MSY.
- Because of Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport's relatively low elevation of 4 feet, planes can take off or land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- In addition to being known as "Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport", another name for MSY is "Moisant Field".
- MSY served 8,153,511 passengers in 2010, or 83.8% of the pre-Katrina high of 9,733,179 passengers in 2004, as well as the all-time high of 9.9 million passengers who used the airfield in 2000.
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has 2 runways.
- The airport was originally named after daredevil aviator John Moisant, who died in 1910 in an airplane crash on agricultural land where the airport is now located.
- Eastern Air Lines began service into New Orleans as early as 1935 with Douglas DC-2s and DC-3s to Atlanta, Washington D.C.
- The furthest airport from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,125 miles (17,905 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
Facts about Tocumen International Airport (PTY):
- The furthest airport from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Tocumen International Airport (meaning Tocumen International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
- The closest airport to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) is Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of PTY.
- In addition to being known as "Tocumen International Airport", another name for PTY is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen".
- Tocumen International Airport handled 7,784,328 passengers last year.
- Tocumen International Airport (PTY) has 2 runways.
- Tocumen International Airport is also the home airport of Copa Airlines.
- Because of Tocumen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Tocumen International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The first Tocumen International Airport was inaugurated on June 1, 1947 by President Enrique A.
- The next step of the modernization project was the purchasing of new equipment to provide service and support to the common areas of the airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.16 miles (22.78 km) ENE | Lakefront Airport (NEW) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States |     |
| 2 | 16.63 miles (26.77 km) ESE | Southern Seaplane Airport (BCS) | Belle Chasse, Louisiana, United States | |
| 3 | 17.70 miles (28.49 km) SE | Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans (NBG) | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | |
| 4 | 38.12 miles (61.34 km) SW | Houma–Terrebonne Airport (HUM) | Houma, Louisiana, United States | |
| 5 | 64.98 miles (104.58 km) NW | Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
| 6 | 67.67 miles (108.91 km) WSW | Harry P. Williams Memorial Airport (PTN) | Patterson, Louisiana, United States | |
| 7 | 76.49 miles (123.10 km) ENE | Gulfport–Biloxi International Airport (GPT) | Gulfport, Mississippi, United States | |
| 8 | 82.86 miles (133.35 km) N | McComb-Pike County Airport (MCB) | McComb, Mississippi, United States | |
| 9 | 84.76 miles (136.41 km) ENE | Keesler Air Force Base (BIX) | Biloxi, Mississippi, United States | |
| 10 | 88.34 miles (142.17 km) NW | False River Regional Airport (HZR) | New Roads, Louisiana, United States | |
| 11 | 97.32 miles (156.62 km) W | Acadiana Regional Airport (ARA) | New Iberia, Louisiana, United States | |
| 12 | 104.41 miles (168.03 km) W | Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) | Lafayette, Louisiana, United States | |
| 13 | 106.26 miles (171.01 km) NE | Hattiesburg Bobby L. Chain Municipal Airport (HBG) | Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States | |
| 14 | 108.19 miles (174.11 km) ENE | Trent Lott International Airport (PGL) | Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States | |
| 15 | 115.60 miles (186.04 km) NNE | Hattiesburg–Laurel Regional Airport (PIB) | Hattiesburg/Laurel, Mississippi, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,125.42 miles (17,904.59 km) SSW | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 10,957.51 miles (17,634.36 km) W | Shark Bay Airport (MJK) | Monkey Mia, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 3 | 10,947.26 miles (17,617.86 km) W | Kalbarri Airport (KAX) | Kalbarri, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 4 | 10,934.60 miles (17,597.48 km) W | Geraldton Airport (GET) | Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 5 | 10,930.53 miles (17,590.93 km) W | Carnarvon Airport (CVQ) | Carnarvon, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 6 | 10,929.67 miles (17,589.56 km) WSW | Margaret River Airport (MGV) | Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 7 | 10,927.42 miles (17,585.93 km) W | Jurien Bay Airport (JUR) | Jurien Bay, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 8 | 10,913.33 miles (17,563.27 km) WSW | Busselton Regional Airport (BQB) | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 9 | 10,906.24 miles (17,551.85 km) WSW | Rottnest Airport (RTS) | Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 10 | 10,898.21 miles (17,538.92 km) WSW | Bunbury Airport (BUY) | Bunbury, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 11 | 10,886.43 miles (17,519.96 km) WSW | Jandakot Airport (JAD) | Jandakot, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 12 | 10,882.40 miles (17,513.48 km) W | Mullewa Airport (MXU) | Mullewa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 13 | 10,881.07 miles (17,511.34 km) WSW | Perth Airport (PER) | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 14 | 10,868.86 miles (17,491.69 km) WSW | Manjimup Airport (MJP) | Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia | |
| 15 | 10,860.46 miles (17,478.17 km) W | Morawa Airport (MWB) | Morawa, Western Australia, Australia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.55 miles (21.81 km) WSW | Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) | Panama City, Panama | |
| 2 | 38.44 miles (61.86 km) WNW | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) | Colón, Panama | |
| 3 | 38.78 miles (62.42 km) SE | Contadora Airport (OTD) | Contadora Island, Panama | |
| 4 | 69.95 miles (112.57 km) SW | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) | Cocle, Panama | |
| 5 | 80.07 miles (128.86 km) ENE | Playón Chico Airport (PYC) | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama | |
| 6 | 93.55 miles (150.55 km) E | Achutupo Airport (ACU) | Achutupo, Panama | |
| 7 | 98.28 miles (158.17 km) SE | Garachiné Airport (GHE) | Garachiné, Panama | |
| 8 | 112.97 miles (181.81 km) E | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 9 | 126.58 miles (203.71 km) WSW | Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) | Santiago de Veraguas, Panama | |
| 10 | 147.34 miles (237.12 km) ESE | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 11 | 196.44 miles (316.13 km) W | Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 12 | 201.99 miles (325.07 km) ESE | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 13 | 213.62 miles (343.79 km) WSW | Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) | David, Chiriquí Province, Panama | |
| 14 | 217.48 miles (350.00 km) W | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 15 | 240.49 miles (387.03 km) SE | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,101.44 miles (19,475.34 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,078.41 miles (19,438.27 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,057.99 miles (19,405.41 km) SSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,027.19 miles (19,355.83 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,995.21 miles (19,304.38 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,975.86 miles (19,273.23 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,965.49 miles (19,256.54 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,951.07 miles (19,233.33 km) S | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,951.01 miles (19,233.24 km) S | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,937.54 miles (19,211.57 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,926.44 miles (19,193.70 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,901.63 miles (19,153.77 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,882.63 miles (19,123.19 km) SSW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,871.51 miles (19,105.29 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,863.91 miles (19,093.07 km) S | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |