# Distance from Sarakhs (CKT) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 13,478 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,478 km / 8,375 mi / 7,278 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iran) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 07:04 in Sarakhs, it's 22:34 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 810 ft (PTY is lower than CKT)

## Airports

### [Sarakhs Airport (CKT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ckt-sarakhs-sarakhs-airport/1ef266df-7de9-6410-8eb5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sarakhs, Iran
- ICAO: OIMC
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 36.500000, 61.060000
- Elevation: 945 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 07:04 in Sarakhs, it's 22:34 in Tocumen.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Sarakhs Airport (CKT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ckt-sarakhs-sarakhs-airport/1ef266df-7de9-6410-8eb5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)