{
  "response": {
    "Key": "US-PA",
    "orig": {
      "code": "US",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "United States"
    },
    "dest": {
      "code": "PA",
      "type": "country",
      "country": "Panama"
    },
    "faq": {
      "q0": {
        "question": "Which cities in United States can I fly from to reach Panama?",
        "answer": "Major US departure cities for Panama include Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, Atlanta, Houston, New York, and Los Angeles. Miami and Fort Lauderdale offer the highest frequency of non-stop flights to Panama City. One-stop routes often connect through Miami, Houston, or other Central American hubs like San José. Travellers typically choose based on proximity to a non-stop gateway or cost, with Florida airports often providing cheaper and more frequent service."
      },
      "q1": {
        "question": "Which airports in Panama are the best to fly into from United States?",
        "answer": "Tocumen International Airport in Panama City is the primary gateway from the US, with frequent direct flights from cities like Miami, Houston, Atlanta, and New York. It offers excellent connections to domestic destinations like David and Bocas del Toro via Copa Airlines. For Pacific coast resorts, consider flying into Panama Pacifico Airport, which serves some regional flights and is closer to beach areas, though with fewer international options."
      },
      "q2": {
        "question": "How long is the flight from United States to Panama?",
        "answer": "From Miami to Panama City non-stop flights take about 3 hours. From New York or Los Angeles, non-stop options are around 5 to 6 hours. One-stop routes through cities like Houston or Atlanta typically add 2 to 4 hours. Return times are similar."
      },
      "q3": {
        "question": "Are there direct flights from United States to Panama?",
        "answer": "Many non-stop flights connect the United States to Panama. From Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando, New York, Houston, and Atlanta, airlines like Copa Airlines, American, United, and Spirit serve Panama City's Tocumen International Airport. Flight times are around 3 to 5 hours. Other U.S. cities may require a connection."
      },
      "q4": {
        "question": "Which airports in United States are usually cheapest for flying to Panama?",
        "answer": "Miami and Fort Lauderdale are usually the cheapest US gateways to Panama because of high competition and frequent direct flights. Houston and Orlando also offer competitive fares. Travellers from smaller US cities often save by connecting through these hubs rather than flying direct from their local airport."
      },
      "q5": {
        "question": "Which airlines fly from United States to Panama?",
        "answer": "United to Panama non-stop: Copa Airlines, American, United, Delta, Spirit. One-stop via hubs like Miami, Houston or Panama City."
      },
      "q6": {
        "question": "When is the cheapest time to fly from United States to Panama?",
        "answer": "The cheapest months to fly from the United States to Panama are April through June and September, when fares dip noticeably below the rest of the year — holiday periods around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's push December and November prices well above average. Booking roughly 13 to 16 weeks ahead (around three to four months out) tends to lock in the lowest fares, while last-minute tickets can cost significantly more. Midweek departures and early-morning or late-night flights generally offer better value than weekend travel, though exact day-of-week and time-of-day patterns weren't available for this route.",
        "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."
      },
      "q8": {
        "question": "Do I need a visa to travel from United States to Panama?",
        "answer": "U.S. citizens can enter Panama without a visa for stays up to 180 days. Entry requirements depend on your nationality and purpose of travel, so always verify current rules with Panamanian authorities before departure."
      },
      "q10": {
        "question": "How easy is it to travel within Panama after I arrive?",
        "answer": "Within Panama, you can use domestic flights from Panama City to destinations like Bocas del Toro, David, and the San Blas Islands. Buses are the main overland option, connecting most towns and cities, though they can be slow. Arriving at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City gives you the best access to both domestic flights and the extensive bus network radiating from the capital."
      }
    }
  }
}