# Distance from Great Keppel Is Airport (GKL) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 14,446 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,446 km / 8,976 mi / 7,800 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 98° (east)
- **Return heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 12:00 in Great Keppel Is Airport, it's 21:00 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 114 ft (PTY is higher than GKL)

## Airports

### [Great Keppel Is Airport (GKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkl-great-keppel-is-airport/1ef266e0-0cfe-6d26-ad46-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Great Keppel Is Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGKL
- Timezone: Australia/Lindeman
- Coordinates: -23.180000, 150.940000
- Elevation: 21 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 12:00 in Great Keppel Is Airport, it's 21:00 in Tocumen.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Great Keppel Is Airport (GKL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkl-great-keppel-is-airport/1ef266e0-0cfe-6d26-ad46-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)