# Distance from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 14,218 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,218 km / 8,834 mi / 7,677 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 98° (east)
- **Return heading**: 245° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 21:25 in Hervey Bay, it's 06:25 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 75 ft (PTY is higher than HVB)

## Airports

### [Hervey Bay Airport (HVB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hvb-hervey-bay-hervey-bay-airport/1ef266e0-0db5-6c74-aeec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hervey Bay, Australia
- ICAO: YHBA
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -25.320000, 152.880000
- Elevation: 60 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 21:25 in Hervey Bay, it's 06:25 in Tocumen.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hervey Bay Airport (HVB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hvb-hervey-bay-hervey-bay-airport/1ef266e0-0db5-6c74-aeec-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)