# Distance from Gladstone (GLT) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 14,407 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,407 km / 8,952 mi / 7,779 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 98° (east)
- **Return heading**: 246° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 16:34 in Gladstone, it's 01:34 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 71 ft (PTY is higher than GLT)

## Airports

### [Gladstone Airport (GLT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glt-gladstone-gladstone-airport/1ef266e0-0d03-64d4-8106-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gladstone, Australia
- ICAO: YGLA
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -23.870000, 151.220000
- Elevation: 64 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 16:34 in Gladstone, it's 01:34 in Tocumen.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gladstone Airport (GLT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/glt-gladstone-gladstone-airport/1ef266e0-0d03-64d4-8106-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)