# Distance from Cue Airport (CUY) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 17,281 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,281 km / 10,738 mi / 9,331 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 135° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 219° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 01:49 in Cue Airport, it's 12:49 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 307 ft (PTY is lower than CUY)

## Airports

### [Cue Airport (CUY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cuy-cue-airport/1ef266e0-09bb-68da-a12f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cue Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YCUE
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -27.450000, 117.920000
- Elevation: 442 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 01:49 in Cue Airport, it's 12:49 in Tocumen.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Cue Airport (CUY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cuy-cue-airport/1ef266e0-09bb-68da-a12f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)