# Distance from Blenheim (BHE) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 12,066 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,066 km / 7,498 mi / 6,515 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 94° (east)
- **Return heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 04:12 in Blenheim, it's 11:12 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 26 ft (PTY is higher than BHE)

## Airports

### [Woodbourne Airport (BHE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bhe-blenheim-woodbourne-airport/1ef266df-781c-6168-962f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Blenheim, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZWB
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -41.520000, 173.870000
- Elevation: 109 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 04:12 in Blenheim, it's 11:12 in Tocumen.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Woodbourne Airport (BHE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bhe-blenheim-woodbourne-airport/1ef266df-781c-6168-962f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)