# Distance from Ifuru (IFU) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 16,543 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,543 km / 10,280 mi / 8,933 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Maldives) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 10:32 in Ifuru, it's 00:32 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 129 ft (PTY is higher than IFU)

## Airports

### [Ifuru Airport (IFU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ifu-ifuru-ifuru-airport/1ef266df-f43b-6c1c-a47b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ifuru, Maldives
- ICAO: VREI
- Timezone: Indian/Maldives
- Coordinates: 5.710000, 73.030000
- Elevation: 6 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 10:32 in Ifuru, it's 00:32 in Tocumen.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ifuru Airport (IFU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ifu-ifuru-ifuru-airport/1ef266df-f43b-6c1c-a47b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)