# Distance from Bejaia (BJA) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 8,914 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,914 km / 5,539 mi / 4,813 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 274° (west)
- **Return heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Algeria) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:57 in Bejaia, it's 03:57 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 115 ft (PTY is higher than BJA)

## Airports

### [Soummam Airport (BJA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bja-bejaia-soummam-airport/1ef266de-b538-623c-9e6d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bejaia, Algeria
- ICAO: DAAE
- Timezone: Africa/Algiers
- Coordinates: 36.710000, 5.070000
- Elevation: 20 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:57 in Bejaia, it's 03:57 in Tocumen.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Soummam Airport (BJA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bja-bejaia-soummam-airport/1ef266de-b538-623c-9e6d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)