# Distance from Hit (IQA) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 12,252 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,252 km / 7,613 mi / 6,616 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 297° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iraq) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 00:22 in Hit, it's 16:22 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 483 ft (PTY is lower than IQA)

## Airports

### [Al Asad Air Base (IQA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iqa-hit-al-asad-air-base/1ef266df-83db-663e-bd59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hit, Iraq
- ICAO: ORAA
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 33.790000, 42.440000
- Elevation: 618 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 00:22 in Hit, it's 16:22 in Tocumen.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Al Asad Air Base (IQA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/iqa-hit-al-asad-air-base/1ef266df-83db-663e-bd59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)