# Distance from Glengyle Airport (GLG) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 15,537 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,537 km / 9,654 mi / 8,389 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 106° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 242° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 08:24 in Glengyle Airport, it's 17:24 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 44 ft (PTY is higher than GLG)

## Airports

### [Glengyle Airport (GLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glg-glengyle-airport/1ef266e0-0d0f-6fe0-9e23-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Glengyle Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YGLE
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -24.810000, 139.600000
- Elevation: 91 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 08:24 in Glengyle Airport, it's 17:24 in Tocumen.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Glengyle Airport (GLG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glg-glengyle-airport/1ef266e0-0d0f-6fe0-9e23-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)