Copa Airlines (CM) airline code, fares and API for travel agents
- IATA CM
- ICAO CMP
- Star Alliance
- Full-service
Search Copa Airlines (CM) fares
Copa Airlines airline codes
- IATA code
- CM
- ICAO code
- CMP
- Main hub
- Panama City (PTY)
- Alliance
- Star Alliance
- Airline type
- Full-service
- Country
- Panama
About Copa Airlines
Copa Airlines is the flag carrier of Panama and a Star Alliance member. Its whole network is built around one connecting hub at Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, which the airline calls the Hub of the Americas. Flights arrive and depart in coordinated waves, so a passenger from Toronto or Los Angeles, for example, can reach cities across the Caribbean and South America with one short stop. Copa serves North, Central and South America and the Caribbean and does not fly outside the Americas. Aircraft have a business class cabin and economy, and a low-cost sister brand, Wingo, flies regional leisure routes.
Copa is worth checking for almost any trip between North and South America. On IATA.co you search live fares in the booking portal or through the flights API and pay from your prepaid balance. Copa Airlines fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates. Connections through Panama City are usually sold as a single ticket, and the fare rules are displayed before you confirm.
Copa Airlines airline codes explained
Copa Airlines uses the two-letter IATA airline code CM and the three-letter ICAO code CMP. The IATA code CM is the one shown on tickets, fare displays and booking screens, while the ICAO code CMP is used in air traffic control and flight planning.
Copa Airlines is a full-service carrier, based in Panama, operating mainly from Panama City (PTY). It is a member of Star Alliance.
Booking Copa Airlines fares as a travel agent
Travel agents book Copa Airlines fares on IATA.co without their own IATA accreditation. Activate an agency account, top up a prepaid balance, then search live CM fares in the booking portal: the price, baggage and fare rules are shown with each offer before you confirm, and the amount is deducted from your balance. Copa Airlines results appear whenever our flight suppliers return them for your route and dates, so what you can book follows live supplier content rather than a direct airline deal.
Search Copa Airlines (CM) through the flights API
Developers and agencies can run the same Copa Airlines search from their own site, app or back office through the IATA.co flights API. Filter a search by the carrier code CM and read the fares back as JSON, then book from the same prepaid balance. See the flights API and the API docs for the full reference.
GET /api/v1/flights/search?origin=PTY&destination=DXB&date=2026-12-14&carrier=CM
Host: iata.co
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
"carrier": "CM",
"flights": [
{ "airline": "CM", "from": "PTY", "to": "DXB", "price": 148.20 }
]
}Example request and response. Carrier codes filter the search; the full reference is unlocked with your API key.
Copa Airlines at a glance
- Flag carrier of Panama and Star Alliance member
- Single connecting hub at Tocumen International Airport, Panama City
- Network covers North, Central and South America and the Caribbean
- Business class and economy cabins
Copa Airlines (CM) questions
Copa Airlines' two-letter IATA airline code is CM, and its three-letter ICAO code is CMP. The IATA code is the one you see on tickets, timetables and booking screens.
Copa Airlines' ICAO code is CMP. ICAO codes are three letters and are used in air traffic control and flight planning, while the two-letter IATA code CM is used in ticketing and reservations.
Yes. On IATA.co you book Copa Airlines fares through the platform from a prepaid balance, so you do not need your own IATA accreditation. Copa Airlines fares appear in your results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates.
It depends on what our flight suppliers return. Whenever Copa Airlines content — including NDC fares — is offered by a connected supplier for your route and dates, it appears in your CM search results and can be booked from your balance or through the flights API.
Copa's hub is Tocumen International Airport (PTY) in Panama City, Panama. Almost all of its flights start or end there.
Copa Airlines fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates, in both the booking portal and the flights API.
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