# Distance from Bontang-Borneo Island (BXT) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 17,888 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,888 km / 11,115 mi / 9,659 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 00:19 in Bontang-Borneo Island, it's 11:19 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 86 ft (PTY is higher than BXT)

## Airports

### [Bontang Airport (BXT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bxt-bontang-borneo-island-bontang-airport/1ef266df-ffda-6a96-8527-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bontang-Borneo Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WRLC
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: 0.120000, 117.470000
- Elevation: 49 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 00:19 in Bontang-Borneo Island, it's 11:19 in Tocumen.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bontang Airport (BXT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bxt-bontang-borneo-island-bontang-airport/1ef266df-ffda-6a96-8527-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)