# Distance from Herat Airport (HEA) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 13,729 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,729 km / 8,531 mi / 7,413 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Afghanistan) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 12:35 in Herat Airport, it's 03:05 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,071 ft (PTY is lower than HEA)

## Airports

### [Herat Airport (HEA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hea-herat-airport/1ef266df-78ab-6890-83eb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Herat Airport, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAHR
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 34.210000, 62.230000
- Elevation: 3,206 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 12:35 in Herat Airport, it's 03:05 in Tocumen.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Herat Airport (HEA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hea-herat-airport/1ef266df-78ab-6890-83eb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)