# Distance from Childress (CDS) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 3,535 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,535 km / 2,196 mi / 1,909 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 138° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 326° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Panama
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 21:24 in Childress, it's 21:24 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,819 ft (PTY is lower than CDS)

## Airports

### [Childress Municipal Airport (CDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cds-childress-childress-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1355-61b2-b242-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Childress, United States
- ICAO: KCDS
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 34.430000, -100.290000
- Elevation: 1,954 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

## Related

- [Childress Municipal Airport (CDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cds-childress-childress-municipal-airport/1ef266df-1355-61b2-b242-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
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