# Distance from Debre Tabor (DBT) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 12,710 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,710 km / 7,898 mi / 6,863 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 06:01 in Debre Tabor, it's 22:01 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,355 ft (PTY is lower than DBT)

## Airports

### [Debre Tabor Airport (DBT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dbt-debre-tabor-debre-tabor-airport/1ef266de-ea01-6856-ac27-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Debre Tabor, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HADT
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 11.970000, 38.000000
- Elevation: 8,490 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 06:01 in Debre Tabor, it's 22:01 in Tocumen.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Debre Tabor Airport (DBT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dbt-debre-tabor-debre-tabor-airport/1ef266de-ea01-6856-ac27-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)