# Distance from Geraldton Airport (GET) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 17,373 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,373 km / 10,795 mi / 9,381 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 143° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 212° (south southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 09:18 in Geraldton Airport, it's 20:18 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 14 ft (PTY is higher than GET)

## Airports

### [Geraldton Airport (GET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/get-geraldton-airport/1ef266e0-0cbe-6df2-8e8b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Geraldton Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGEL
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -28.800000, 114.710000
- Elevation: 121 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 09:18 in Geraldton Airport, it's 20:18 in Tocumen.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Geraldton Airport (GET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/get-geraldton-airport/1ef266e0-0cbe-6df2-8e8b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
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