# Distance from Gisborne (GIS) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 11,731 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,731 km / 7,289 mi / 6,334 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 91° (east)
- **Return heading**: 232° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Zealand) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 19:08 in Gisborne, it's 02:08 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 120 ft (PTY is higher than GIS)

## Airports

### [Gisborne Airport (GIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gis-gisborne-gisborne-airport/1ef266df-76a9-6f9c-b3c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gisborne, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZGS
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -38.660000, 177.980000
- Elevation: 15 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 19:08 in Gisborne, it's 02:08 in Tocumen.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gisborne Airport (GIS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gis-gisborne-gisborne-airport/1ef266df-76a9-6f9c-b3c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)