# Distance from Bunia Airport (BUX) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 12,129 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,129 km / 7,536 mi / 6,549 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 280° (west)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 02:04 in Bunia Airport, it's 19:04 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,910 ft (PTY is lower than BUX)

## Airports

### [Bunia Airport (BUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bux-bunia-airport/1ef266de-e407-6c66-96a7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bunia Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZKA
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 1.570000, 30.220000
- Elevation: 4,045 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 02:04 in Bunia Airport, it's 19:04 in Tocumen.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bunia Airport (BUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bux-bunia-airport/1ef266de-e407-6c66-96a7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)