# Distance from Emmen Airport (EML) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 9,096 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,096 km / 5,652 mi / 4,912 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Switzerland) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 05:27 in Emmen Airport, it's 22:27 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,265 ft (PTY is lower than EML)

## Airports

### [Emmen Airport (EML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eml-emmen-airport/1ef266df-5754-69ee-abf3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Emmen Airport, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSME
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 47.090000, 8.310000
- Elevation: 1,400 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 05:27 in Emmen Airport, it's 22:27 in Tocumen.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Emmen Airport (EML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eml-emmen-airport/1ef266df-5754-69ee-abf3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)