{"response": {"Key": "FLL-PA", "orig": {"code": "FLL", "type": "airport", "city": "Fort Lauderdale", "fullCity": "Fort Lauderdale, Florida", "airport": "Hollywood Intl Airport"}, "dest": {"code": "PA", "type": "country", "country": "Panama"}, "faq": {"q0": {"question": "Which cities in Panama can I fly to from Fort Lauderdale?", "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale you can fly non-stop to Panama City Tocumen, the main international gateway. Some travelers also connect via Panama City to David in the Chiriquí highlands, popular for coffee and cloud forests."}, "q1": {"question": "How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Panama?", "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale to Panama City, non-stop flights typically take 3 hours 20 minutes to 3 hours 45 minutes southbound and a similar duration northbound. Most routes to other Panamanian cities like David require a connection in Panama City, so total travel time is usually 5 to 7 hours."}, "q2": {"question": "Are there direct flights from Fort Lauderdale to Panama?", "answer": "Yes, you can fly non-stop from Fort Lauderdale to Panama City, Panama. Spirit Airlines and Copa Airlines both serve this route, with a flight time of around three hours and fifteen minutes. If you are heading elsewhere in Panama, you can connect through Panama City on Copa."}, "q3": {"question": "Which airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Panama?", "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale to Panama nonstop flights are offered by Spirit and Copa Airlines. One-stop options include American via Miami and United via Houston."}, "q4": {"question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Panama?", "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from Fort Lauderdale to Panama are September, October, April, and August, with late summer and early fall offering the lowest fares, while December and July are the most expensive. Booking about 10 to 13 weeks ahead typically yields the best prices, and midweek departures — especially Wednesday — tend to be cheaper than weekend flights. Afternoon and evening departures generally cost less than early morning or late-night options, and peak summer and major holidays like Christmas push fares noticeably higher.", "methodology": "This 'good deal' estimate shows a representative best price for each departure date across roughly a 12-month window (about 3 months back and 9 months forward). It is built from real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, accumulated into a price history for each departure date. Rather than weighting all of that history equally, we apply exponential time decay so recent prices dominate — a price seen yesterday counts almost in full, one from about a month ago roughly a third, and prices from a few months back very little — giving a figure that tracks today's market instead of a stale long-run average. Clear price outliers are removed before any calculation, departure dates with no observations are filled in from nearby dates, and the resulting curve is lightly smoothed so it reads as a clean seasonal trend rather than day-to-day noise. This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. The cheapest day of the week and time of day to depart are drawn from the same large sample of real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours, grouped by the day of the week and by the time-of-day window of the outbound departure, with the lowest and average price reported for each."}, "q5": {"question": "How far in advance should I book flights from Fort Lauderdale to Panama?", "answer": "For flights from Fort Lauderdale to Panama, the best time to book is about 10 to 13 weeks before departure, when round-trip fares average around $602.", "methodology": "This booking-window guidance is built from the same real flight prices found by Priceline users searching this route, re-grouped by how many days before departure each price was seen (from the departure day out to about 180 days ahead) across the route's price history. At each booking lead time we report the 25th-percentile price — the cheaper end of what travelers were quoted, rather than the rock-bottom minimum (which can be a fluke) or the average (which is pulled up by expensive last-minute fares). The buy-or-wait advice then applies a risk premium that grows as departure approaches, since seat availability shrinks and prices become less predictable; using that adjusted curve we flag windows where waiting is likely to save a meaningful amount (at least $20 or 5%) versus windows where booking now is the better call. Isolated single-day recommendations are filtered out, so the advice only reflects a window that holds for several days in a row. Airlines and weekly frequencies are compiled from our flight-schedule database, which combines published airline timetables, U.S. government schedule data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), and observed flight operations from the EUROCONTROL/OpenSky Open Performance Data Initiative (OPDI). We count each operating carrier's scheduled weekly departures and the days it flies; where there is no nonstop service, connecting carriers are identified by linking scheduled nonstop segments through common hub airports. Where a median fare is shown for a carrier, it reflects the real fares Priceline users found on this route in the last 72 hours."}, "q6": {"question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Panama?", "answer": "In Panama, Panama City is the main hub with the canal and historic Casco Viejo. Bocas del Toro draws beachgoers, Boquete offers highland hikes and coffee, and the San Blas Islands are known for indigenous culture and clear waters."}, "q8": {"question": "Which airports in Panama are best to fly into from Fort Lauderdale?", "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale, Panama City Tocumen International Airport is the primary gateway with the most direct flights and connections to domestic destinations like David and Bocas del Toro. For beach resorts, flying into Tocumen and then taking a short domestic flight or drive to the Pacific or Caribbean coast is typical. Panama Pacifico Airport near the city serves some regional flights but far fewer from the U.S. There are no train networks for onward travel, so you will rely on flights, buses or rental cars."}, "q12": {"question": "When is the best time of year to visit Panama?", "answer": "For Panama, mid-December to April is the dry season with the best weather, though it's busier and pricier. May to November is the rainy season with lower prices and fewer crowds, but expect daily showers."}, "q13": {"question": "How do I get to Hollywood Intl Airport from the city center?", "answer": "From downtown Fort Lauderdale, you can take the Route 1 Broward County Transit bus directly to the airport’s Rental Car Center, or use the Tri-Rail commuter train with a free shuttle connection from the FLL station. Ride‑share services like Uber and Lyft, as well as taxis, offer door‑to‑terminal convenience and are typically the fastest and most popular choice. Driving yourself is also an option, with on‑airport parking garages and lots available. Public transit is the most budget‑friendly, while ride‑share/taxi and parking are pricier but more direct.", "toolsUsed": ["article_lookup"], "references": [{"url": "https://www.broward.org/Airport/passengers/Transportation/Pages/PublicTransportation.aspx", "title": "Transportation Public Transportation", "time_published": "2026-04-03T00:00:00Z"}, {"url": "https://www.broward.org/Airport/passengers/Flights/Pages/DomesticInternationalLocations.aspx", "title": "Flights/Airlines Domestic / International Destinations", "time_published": "2026-04-03T00:00:00Z"}, {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale%E2%80%93Hollywood_International", "title": "Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport", "favicon": "https://en.wikipedia.org/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png", "time_published": "2026-07-14T22:47:44Z"}, {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale-Hollywood_International_Airport", "title": "Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport - Wikipedia", "time_published": "2003-07-15T00:00:00Z"}, {"url": "https://www.broward.org/airport/business/about/Pages/CustomerService.aspx", "title": "About FLL Contact Us", "time_published": "2026-04-03T00:00:00Z"}]}}}}