# Distance from Goronka (GKA) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 15,072 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,072 km / 9,365 mi / 8,138 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 83° (east)
- **Return heading**: 271° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 13:12 in Goronka, it's 22:12 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,147 ft (PTY is lower than GKA)

## Airports

### [Goroka Airport (GKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gka-goronka-goroka-airport/1ef266de-9b33-61de-9ca6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Goronka, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYGA
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.080000, 145.390000
- Elevation: 5,282 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 13:12 in Goronka, it's 22:12 in Tocumen.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Goroka Airport (GKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gka-goronka-goroka-airport/1ef266de-9b33-61de-9ca6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)