# Distance from Kandi (KDC) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 8,983 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,983 km / 5,582 mi / 4,851 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 278° (west)
- **Return heading**: 80° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Benin) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 02:53 in Kandi, it's 20:53 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 816 ft (PTY is lower than KDC)

## Airports

### [Kandi Airport (KDC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdc-kandi-kandi-airport/1ef266de-b606-60ce-9b93-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kandi, Benin
- ICAO: DBBK
- Timezone: Africa/Porto-Novo
- Coordinates: 11.130000, 2.930000
- Elevation: 951 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:53 in Kandi, it's 20:53 in Tocumen.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kandi Airport (KDC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdc-kandi-kandi-airport/1ef266de-b606-60ce-9b93-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)