Panama City is 2 hours ahead of Los Angeles during Pacific Standard Time. Panama uses EST (UTC-5) while Los Angeles uses PST (UTC-8). When it's 12:00 PM in Panama City, it's 10:00 AM in Los Angeles.
During LA's daylight saving time (March to November), the difference reduces to 2 hours as LA moves to UTC-7. Panama does not observe DST.
Best calling time: 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM Panama time. This corresponds to 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM in Los Angeles (or 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM during PST).
Panama is a major shipping hub due to the Panama Canal. Los Angeles has the busiest port in the Americas, making this an important trade route. Direct flights take about 6 hours.