# Distance from Buta Zega Airport (BZU) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 11,510 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,510 km / 7,152 mi / 6,215 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 02:50 in Buta Zega Airport, it's 19:50 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,243 ft (PTY is lower than BZU)

## Airports

### [Buta Zega Airport (BZU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bzu-buta-zega-airport/1ef266de-e41d-6624-b10a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buta Zega Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZKJ
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 2.820000, 24.790000
- Elevation: 1,378 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 02:50 in Buta Zega Airport, it's 19:50 in Tocumen.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Buta Zega Airport (BZU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bzu-buta-zega-airport/1ef266de-e41d-6624-b10a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)