# Distance from Hughenden Airport (HGD) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 15,169 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,169 km / 9,425 mi / 8,190 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 99° (east)
- **Return heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 17:15 in Hughenden Airport, it's 02:15 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 908 ft (PTY is lower than HGD)

## Airports

### [Hughenden Airport (HGD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgd-hughenden-airport/1ef266e0-0e5a-6d8c-ab35-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hughenden Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YHUG
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -20.820000, 144.230000
- Elevation: 1,043 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 17:15 in Hughenden Airport, it's 02:15 in Tocumen.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hughenden Airport (HGD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgd-hughenden-airport/1ef266e0-0e5a-6d8c-ab35-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)