Nonstop flight route between Panama City, Panama and San Diego, California, United States:
Departure Airport:
(9°4'17"N by 79°23'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(32°44'0"N by 117°11'22"W)
Distance from PTY to SAN:
2,911.28 miles (4,685.24 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tocumen International Airport (PTY), Panama City, Panama and San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Diego, California, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,911 miles (or 4,685 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 large distance between Tocumen International Airport and San Diego International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Tocumen International Airport and San Diego International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SAN / KSAN |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | San Diego, California, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°44'0"N by 117°11'22"W |
| Area Served: | Greater San Diego |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 17 feet (5 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SAN |
| More Information: | SAN Maps & Info |
Facts about Tocumen International Airport (PTY):
- The second expansion phase of Tocumen International airport is known as Terminal Muelle Norte.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tocumen International Airport is also the home airport of Copa Airlines.
- Tocumen International Airport (PTY) has 2 runways.
- Tocumen International Airport handled 7,784,328 passengers last year.
- 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.
- In order to build the structure that currently houses the current passenger terminal, a lot of land had to be moved and the bed of the Tocumen river had to be diverted from its original site.
- In addition to being known as "Tocumen International Airport", another name for PTY is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen".
Facts about San Diego International Airport (SAN):
- San Diego International Airport (SAN) currently has only 1 runway.
- British Airways resumed nonstop service to London Heathrow Airport on June 1, 2011 with Boeing 777-200ERs.
- The original terminal was on the north side of the airport and was used until the 1960s.
- In addition to being known as "San Diego International Airport", another name for SAN is "Lindbergh Field".
- The top five airlines by market share in 2011 are Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, and Alaska Airlines.
- The closest airport to San Diego International Airport (SAN) is NAS North Island (NZY), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) SSW of SAN.
- The furthest airport from San Diego International Airport (SAN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,540 miles (18,571 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Because of San Diego International Airport's relatively low elevation of 17 feet, planes can take off or land at San Diego 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.
- Landing at the airport from the east offers closeup views of skyscrapers, Petco Park, and the Coronado Bridge from the left side of the aircraft.
- Terrain east and west of the airport greatly impacts the available runway length.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 2.81 miles (4.51 km) SSW | NAS North Island (NZY) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 2 | 6.39 miles (10.28 km) NNE | Montgomery Field (MYF) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 3 | 9.68 miles (15.58 km) NNE | MCAS Miramar, (NKX) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 4 | 12.61 miles (20.30 km) SSE | Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) | Imperial Beach, California, United States | |
| 5 | 14.14 miles (22.76 km) ENE | Gillespie Field (SEE) | San Diego / El Cajon, California, United States | |
| 6 | 16.52 miles (26.58 km) SE | Brown Field Municipal Airport (SDM) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 7 | 18.46 miles (29.71 km) SE | Tijuana International Airport (TIJ) | Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 8 | 27.77 miles (44.69 km) N | McClellan–Palomar Airport (CLD) | Carlsbad, California, United States | |
| 9 | 34.76 miles (55.94 km) NNW | Bob Maxwell Field (Oceanside Municipal Airport) (OCN) | Oceanside, California, United States | |
| 10 | 62.05 miles (99.87 km) NE | Borrego Valley Airport (BXS) | Borrego Springs, California, United States | |
| 11 | 69.79 miles (112.31 km) N | Hemet-Ryan AirportRyan Field (HMT) | Hemet, California, United States | |
| 12 | 72.25 miles (116.28 km) NNW | MCAS El Toro (NZJ) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 13 | 73.35 miles (118.05 km) SSE | Ensenada Airport (ESE) | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 14 | 75.99 miles (122.30 km) NNW | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | Santa Ana, California, United States | |
| 15 | 79.35 miles (127.70 km) N | March Air Reserve Base (RIV) | Riverside, California, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,539.59 miles (18,571.13 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,529.97 miles (18,555.64 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,527.39 miles (18,551.50 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,503.73 miles (18,513.42 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 11,341.97 miles (18,253.09 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 11,244.64 miles (18,096.45 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 11,211.26 miles (18,042.73 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 11,197.99 miles (18,021.37 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 11,127.20 miles (17,907.45 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 11,086.45 miles (17,841.87 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 11,084.53 miles (17,838.77 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 11,059.84 miles (17,799.05 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 11,035.26 miles (17,759.48 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 11,030.82 miles (17,752.34 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 11,026.11 miles (17,744.76 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |