# Distance from Gordon Downs (GDD) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 16,818 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,818 km / 10,450 mi / 9,081 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 16:23 in Gordon Downs, it's 03:23 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 665 ft (PTY is lower than GDD)

## Airports

### [Gordon Downs Airport (GDD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdd-gordon-downs-gordon-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0ca8-67fa-bcf7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gordon Downs, Australia
- ICAO: YGDN
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -18.680000, 128.590000
- Elevation: 800 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 16:23 in Gordon Downs, it's 03:23 in Tocumen.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gordon Downs Airport (GDD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gdd-gordon-downs-gordon-downs-airport/1ef266e0-0ca8-67fa-bcf7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)