Cheap flights from New York to Panama from $235

The month of May is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Panama from New York, with most prices found around $90. If you don’t want to visit Panama in May, then you should wait until October to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $97.

According to our data, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly to Panama from New York. The lowest ticket price found for a Tuesday departure recently was $576. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from New York to Panama for around $626.

In the evening is the cheapest time of day to fly from New York to Panama when you can find flight prices for as low as $535. Flying to Panama in the evening is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to Panama, so prices are often more expensive at around $662 per ticket.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to Panama City Tocumen Intl for the best New York - Panama flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Panama from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Panama for around $609 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Panama from New York for as low as $528 on momondo.

Copa Airlines and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Panama

Copa Airlines, United Airlines and Avianca are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Panama from New York according to our data. Copa Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 59% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Panama. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Panama on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between New York and Panama have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 132 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Saturday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Copa Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

13 flights are operational daily from New York to Panama as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 3:00PM, with 37% of flights per day taking off in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between New York and Panama is 91 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Fri, with 16% of weekly flights leaving on this day.