# Distance from Nhulunbuy (GOV) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 16,046 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,046 km / 9,971 mi / 8,664 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 92° (east)
- **Return heading**: 262° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -14.5h (When it's 13:14 in Nhulunbuy, it's 22:44 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 57 ft (PTY is lower than GOV)

## Airports

### [Gove Airport (GOV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gov-nhulunbuy-gove-airport/1ef266e0-16d2-635c-b412-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nhulunbuy, Australia
- ICAO: YPGV
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -12.270000, 136.820000
- Elevation: 192 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 13:14 in Nhulunbuy, it's 22:44 in Tocumen.
With a 14.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gove Airport (GOV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gov-nhulunbuy-gove-airport/1ef266e0-16d2-635c-b412-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)