# Distance from Bakalalan (BKM) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 17,809 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,809 km / 11,066 mi / 9,616 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 06:18 in Bakalalan, it's 17:18 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,765 ft (PTY is lower than BKM)

## Airports

### [Bakalalan Airport (BKM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkm-bakalalan-bakalalan-airport/1ef266df-fb4e-6400-ae6b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bakalalan, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBGQ
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 3.970000, 115.620000
- Elevation: 2,900 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 06:18 in Bakalalan, it's 17:18 in Tocumen.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bakalalan Airport (BKM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkm-bakalalan-bakalalan-airport/1ef266df-fb4e-6400-ae6b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)