# Distance from Hue (HUI) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 17,078 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,078 km / 10,612 mi / 9,221 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 16° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 20:47 in Hue, it's 08:47 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 87 ft (PTY is higher than HUI)

## Airports

### [Phu Bai Airport (HUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hui-hue-phu-bai-airport/1ef266df-f63e-6dac-9279-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hue, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVPB
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 16.400000, 107.700000
- Elevation: 48 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 20:47 in Hue, it's 08:47 in Tocumen.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Phu Bai Airport (HUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hui-hue-phu-bai-airport/1ef266df-f63e-6dac-9279-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)