# Distance from Hengchung (HCN) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 15,919 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,919 km / 9,892 mi / 8,596 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Taiwan) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 15:30 in Hengchung, it's 02:30 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 89 ft (PTY is higher than HCN)

## Airports

### [Hengchun Airport (HCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hcn-hengchung-hengchun-airport/1ef266df-8adc-6122-b93b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hengchung, Taiwan
- ICAO: RCKW
- Timezone: Asia/Taipei
- Coordinates: 22.040000, 120.730000
- Elevation: 46 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 15:30 in Hengchung, it's 02:30 in Tocumen.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hengchun Airport (HCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hcn-hengchung-hengchun-airport/1ef266df-8adc-6122-b93b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)