# Distance from Chiayi City (CYI) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 15,807 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,807 km / 9,822 mi / 8,535 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 33° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 330° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Taiwan) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 16:58 in Chiayi City, it's 03:58 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 50 ft (PTY is higher than CYI)

## Airports

### [Chiayi Airport (CYI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cyi-chiayi-city-chiayi-airport/1ef266df-8ad7-6f1e-b1d3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chiayi City, Taiwan
- ICAO: RCKU
- Timezone: Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates: 23.460000, 120.390000
- Elevation: 85 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 16:58 in Chiayi City, it's 03:58 in Tocumen.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chiayi Airport (CYI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cyi-chiayi-city-chiayi-airport/1ef266df-8ad7-6f1e-b1d3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)