Star Alliance member United Airlines
is set to debut service between San Francisco International Airport
(SFO) and Panama Tocumen International Airport (PTY) on May 22.
Direct between the Golden Gate and the Panama Canal
United Airlines will head to head with Copa Airlines
from May, with the airline offering direct services from San Francisco to Panama City. The service, which is expected to operate with the Boeing 737 MAX 8
, will be the first time United has served the route year-round.
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Currently, Panama flag carrier Copa Airlines operates the link between PTY and SFO up to 11 times weekly, making it one of the airline’s longest 737 MAX routes from the Panamanian capital. Commencing on May 22, United will operate the route daily, year-round, marking the airline’s ninth Latin America destination and the only US carrier between San Francisco and Panama.
United Airlines continues to grow its international network. While 2025 will see exciting new destinations such as Nuuk, Bilbao, and Faro, the airline has also been rapidly expanding its Latin America network of destinations, specifically from San Francisco, including Monterrey, which started this October and will be joined by Belize City from December 21 and San Jose, Costa Rica, from May 22.
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Adding to over 265 daily seats
Using data from Cirium, an online aviation analytics company, Simple Flying identified that there are already an average of 265 daily available seats between San Francisco International and Panama Tocumen International.
Source: GCMap
A search of the United Airlines website shows the flights are already on sale and shows the below schedule in its first week of operation:
UA1103, departing San Francisco at 10:55, arriving in Panama City at 20:10. Total flight time of seven hours, 15 minutes.
UA1104, departing Panama City at 15:15, arriving in San Francisco at 20:58. Total flight time of seven hours, 43 minutes.
Return flights are currently available for around $647 basic economy, $737 economy, or $1,212 business class.
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A growing list of US destinations from Panama
With United Airlines adding its direct link from San Francisco to Panama, it will complement its current services already operating from Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR). Both of the other ‘Big Three’ US airlines also serve Panama, with 
American Airlines
serving the city from Miami International Airport (MIA) and 
Delta Air Lines
from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).
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For local airline Copa Airlines, its all-narrowbody Boeing 737 family fleet of aircraft has continued to grow in presence in the United States, with its most recent new route to Raleigh / Durham International Airport (RDU). A full list of US destinations by Copa can be found below:
Atlanta
Austin
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago–O’Hare
Denver
Fort Lauderdale
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Miami
New York–JFK
Orlando
Raleigh/Durham
San Francisco
San Juan (Puerto Rico)
Tampa
Washington–Dulles
Copa Airlines also serves Montréal–Trudeau and Toronto–Pearson north of the border, offering multiple weekly services.
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New routes from SFO in 2025
San Francisco travelers will see several new services take off from SFO in 2025, with Alaska Airlines launching direct services to Lihue and Kailua-Kona in June. Delta Air Lines has also scheduled a new service to Austin from June 8, and Southwest will begin flights to Baltimore and Nashville in June and Austin in August.
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The route news doesn’t stop there. In June, TAP Air Portugal will commence a once-weekly service to Terceria in the Azores, and United will add San Jose, Costa Rica, in May.
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