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Corporate Information - Additional Information (Detail)
$ in Thousands
 1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
May 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Destinations
Country
Flights
Airlines
Aircraft
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Destinations
Country
Flights
Airlines
Aircraft
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Aircraft
Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2021
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2021
Aircraft
Parent company information [line items]              
Commercial alliance with United Airlines - Renewal extension period 5 years            
Number of aircraft | Aircraft   77 77        
Aircraft average useful life     8 years 2 months 12 days        
Air crafts held for sale | Aircraft       14      
Proceeds from senior conertible note | $   $ 342,900 $ 342,900        
Debt including current maturities | $   1,163,900 1,163,900 $ 1,060,765      
Monthly Cash Consumption | $   20,000          
Total cash, cash equivalents, short-term and long-term investments | $   $ 1,010 1,010        
Passenger revenue [member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Revenue | $     760,594 2,612,605 $ 2,587,389    
Cargo and mail revenue [member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Revenue | $     $ 21,002 $ 62,460 $ 62,483    
Boeing 737-700 [member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Air crafts held for sale | Aircraft   14 14        
Boeing Seven Hundred And Thirty Seven Max Aircraft [Member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
No of aircrafts held for sale delivered | Aircraft             6
Covid 19 Member [Member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Percentage of decrease in company operations     70.90%        
Revenue | $     $ 801,000        
Percentage of decrease in revenue     70.40%        
Covid 19 Member [Member] | Passenger revenue [member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Percentage of decrease in revenue     70.90%        
Covid 19 Member [Member] | Cargo and mail revenue [member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Percentage of decrease in revenue     66.40%        
Covid 19 Member [Member] | Other operating revenues [member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Percentage of decrease in revenue     40.00%        
Covid 19 Member [Member] | Boeing 737-800 [member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Number of aircraft | Aircraft   68 68        
Covid 19 Member [Member] | Boeing 737-700 [member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Number of aircraft | Aircraft   2 2        
Covid 19 Member [Member] | Boeing Seven Hundred And Thirty Seven Max Aircraft [Member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Number of aircraft | Aircraft   7 7        
Covid 19 Member [Member] | Embraer 190 fleet [member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Air crafts held for sale | Aircraft   14 14        
Number of Spare Engines Spare Parts Held for Sale | Aircraft   6 6        
No of aircrafts held for sale delivered | Aircraft   6 6        
No of of aircrafts held for sale yet to bedelivered | Aircraft   8 8        
Covid 19 Member [Member] | ExportImport Bank of the United States [Member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Debt including current maturities | $   $ 327,900 $ 327,900        
Covid 19 Member [Member] | Committed Credit Facilities [Member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Debt including current maturities | $   305,000 305,000     $ 305,000  
Covid 19 Member [Member] | Secured Credit Facilities [Member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Debt including current maturities | $   105,000 105,000        
Covid 19 Member [Member] | Unsecured Credit Facilities [Member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Debt including current maturities | $   $ 200,000 $ 200,000     $ 200,000  
Compania Panamena de Aviacion, S. A. - Copa Airlines [member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Number of countries | Country   25 25        
Number of daily scheduled flights | Flights   104 104        
Compania Panamena de Aviacion, S. A. - Copa Airlines [member] | International [member] | Codeshare agreements [member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Number of destinations | Destinations   200 200        
Compania Panamena de Aviacion, S. A. - Copa Airlines [member] | North, Central and South America and the Caribbean [Member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Number of destinations | Destinations   54 54        
ConnectMiles [member] | Star Alliance Airlines [member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Number of destinations | Destinations   1,300 1,300        
Number of countries | Country   195 195        
ConnectMiles [member] | Star Alliance Airlines [member] | Bottom of range [member]              
Parent company information [line items]              
Number of airlines | Airlines   26 26