# Distance from Bila (AFT) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 13,400 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,400 km / 8,327 mi / 7,236 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 265° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Solomon Islands) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 19:51 in Bila, it's 03:51 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 112 ft (PTY is higher than AFT)

## Airports

### [Afutara Aerodrome (AFT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aft-bila-afutara-aerodrome/1ef266de-9833-61be-aab6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bila, Solomon Islands
- ICAO: AGAF
- Timezone: Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Coordinates: -9.190000, 160.950000
- Elevation: 23 ft

### [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tocumen, Panama
- ICAO: MPTO
- Timezone: America/Panama
- Coordinates: 9.070000, -79.380000
- Elevation: 135 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 19:51 in Bila, it's 03:51 in Tocumen.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Afutara Aerodrome (AFT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aft-bila-afutara-aerodrome/1ef266de-9833-61be-aab6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)