CM472 distance and great-circle path
CM472 covers 4,845 km, or 3,011 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 255 routes we track, it ranks 167 by distance.
The plane leaves Panama City heading north-west. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the PTY–LAX route appears on a tracker map.
Why CM472 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 7.0 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 692 km/h. A Boeing 737 MAX 9 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.
Flying west, this route pushes against the wind. The trip back east is usually shorter, even though the distance is the same. See how high-altitude winds behave in our guide to turbulence and jet streams.
What to know about CM472
- Time change: you land 2 hours behind the time you left.