{
  "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 nonstop to Panama City Tocumen Airport with Spirit or Copa. Tocumen is the country's main hub, so you can connect to David for Chiriquí highlands or Bocas del Toro for Caribbean beaches. Most travelers start in Panama City then fly or drive onward."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from Fort Lauderdale to Panama?",
        "answer": "Nonstop flights from Fort Lauderdale to Panama City's Tocumen Airport typically take about 3 hours and 15 minutes southbound, with the return leg closer to 3 hours and 30 minutes. One-stop connections to David or Bocas del Toro usually run 5 to 8 hours depending on the layover."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from Fort Lauderdale to Panama?",
        "answer": "Yes, there are non-stop flights from Fort Lauderdale to Panama. Spirit Airlines offers direct service to Panama City Tocumen International Airport (PTY), with a flight time of around 3 hours southbound and slightly longer northbound. If non-stop options are unavailable on your dates, common one-stop routings through Miami or other hubs add 2 to 5 hours of total travel time."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from Fort Lauderdale to Panama?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale to Panama you can fly Copa Airlines non-stop, or connect via Miami with American or other carriers through their hubs."
      },
      "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 August, September, March, and October, with the lowest average fares in late summer and early fall; December and November are the most expensive. Booking about 9 to 12 weeks ahead typically yields the best prices, and midweek departures (especially Tuesday and Wednesday) tend to be cheaper than weekend flights, though specific day-of-week data for this route is limited. Peak summer and major holidays like Christmas and Thanksgiving generally push fares higher, so avoiding those periods will help you save.",
        "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."
      },
      "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 booking window is about 9 to 12 weeks before departure, when average fares drop to around $631, with the absolute cheapest rates appearing roughly 75 days out.",
        "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."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "What are the most popular cities to visit in Panama?",
        "answer": "In Panama, most travelers land in Panama City for the canal and Casco Viejo, then head to Bocas del Toro for beaches and diving, Boquete for coffee and cloud forests, and the San Blas islands for indigenous culture and pristine waters. El Valle de Anton offers a cooler mountain escape easy to reach by road."
      },
      "q7": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from Fort Lauderdale to Panama?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens do not need a visa for short tourist visits to Panama, typically up to 180 days. A valid passport is required, and you may be asked to show proof of onward travel. Entry rules can change, so verify with the nearest Panamanian embassy before your trip."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Which airports in Panama are best to fly into from Fort Lauderdale?",
        "answer": "From Fort Lauderdale to Panama, Tocumen International Airport in Panama City is the primary gateway with the most long-haul options and connections to domestic flights and buses. For beach resorts and regional travel, you can fly into David's Enrique Malek Airport or Bocas del Toro's airport via a short connecting flight from Panama City."
      },
      "q12": {
        "question": "When is the best time of year to visit Panama?",
        "answer": "For Panama, mid-December to mid-April is the dry season with the best weather, though it's busiest and priciest. May to July and late November offer a balance of fewer crowds and relatively dry conditions, especially in Panama City and Boquete."
      }
    }
  }
}