# Distance from Kambalda Airport (KDB) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 16,736 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,736 km / 10,399 mi / 9,037 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 134° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 218° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 14:10 in Kambalda Airport, it's 01:10 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 135 ft (PTY is higher than KDB)

## Airports

### [Kambalda Airport (KDB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdb-kambalda-airport/1ef266e0-0f5b-62d6-8cdb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kambalda Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YKBL
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -31.180000, 121.600000
- Elevation: 0 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 14:10 in Kambalda Airport, it's 01:10 in Tocumen.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kambalda Airport (KDB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdb-kambalda-airport/1ef266e0-0f5b-62d6-8cdb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)