# Distance from Bucaramanga (BGA) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 716 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 716 km / 445 mi / 386 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 107° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 21:10 in Bucaramanga, it's 21:10 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,762 ft (PTY is lower than BGA)

## Airports

### [Palonegro Airport (BGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bga-bucaramanga-palonegro-airport/1ef266df-b435-6aa0-950d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bucaramanga, Colombia
- ICAO: SKBG
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 7.130000, -73.180000
- Elevation: 3,897 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 a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

## Related

- [Palonegro Airport (BGA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bga-bucaramanga-palonegro-airport/1ef266df-b435-6aa0-950d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)