# Distance from Kao-Celebes Island (KAZ) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 16,785 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,785 km / 10,430 mi / 9,063 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 22:30 in Kao-Celebes Island, it's 08:30 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 108 ft (PTY is higher than KAZ)

## Airports

### [Kao Airport (KAZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kaz-kao-celebes-island-kao-airport/1ef266df-f9dc-6a72-869b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kao-Celebes Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAMK
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: 1.190000, 127.900000
- Elevation: 27 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 22:30 in Kao-Celebes Island, it's 08:30 in Tocumen.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kao Airport (KAZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kaz-kao-celebes-island-kao-airport/1ef266df-f9dc-6a72-869b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)