# Distance from Alice Springs (ASP) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 16,121 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,121 km / 10,017 mi / 8,704 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 241° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14.5h (When it's 11:27 in Alice Springs, it's 20:57 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,654 ft (PTY is lower than ASP)

## Airports

### [Alice Springs Airport (ASP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/asp-alice-springs-alice-springs-airport/1ef266e0-0535-6892-923a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Alice Springs, Australia
- ICAO: YBAS
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -23.810000, 133.900000
- Elevation: 1,789 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 11:27 in Alice Springs, it's 20:57 in Tocumen.
With a 14.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Alice Springs Airport (ASP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/asp-alice-springs-alice-springs-airport/1ef266e0-0535-6892-923a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)