# Distance from Kabwum (KBM) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 14,875 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,875 km / 9,243 mi / 8,032 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 83° (east)
- **Return heading**: 270° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 12:27 in Kabwum, it's 21:27 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,315 ft (PTY is lower than KBM)

## Airports

### [Kabwum (KBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbm-kabwum/1ef266de-9b6c-6966-be88-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kabwum, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYKB
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -6.160000, 147.190000
- Elevation: 4,450 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 12:27 in Kabwum, it's 21:27 in Tocumen.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kabwum (KBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbm-kabwum/1ef266de-9b6c-6966-be88-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)