# Distance from Tachina (ESM) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 900 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 900 km / 559 mi / 486 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 2° (north)
- **Return heading**: 182° (south)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Ecuador) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 09:52 in Tachina, it's 09:52 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 103 ft (PTY is higher than ESM)

## Airports

### [General Rivadeneira Airport (ESM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esm-tachina-general-rivadeneira-airport/1ef266df-a5bd-6234-ac61-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tachina, Ecuador
- ICAO: SETN
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: 0.980000, -79.630000
- Elevation: 32 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 a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

## Related

- [General Rivadeneira Airport (ESM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/esm-tachina-general-rivadeneira-airport/1ef266df-a5bd-6234-ac61-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
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