# Distance from Vunisea (KDV) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 11,636 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,636 km / 7,230 mi / 6,283 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Fiji) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 17:23 in Vunisea, it's 00:23 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 129 ft (PTY is higher than KDV)

## Airports

### [Vunisea Airport (KDV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdv-vunisea-vunisea-airport/1ef266df-7012-66b6-8c4b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Vunisea, Fiji
- ICAO: NFKD
- Timezone: Pacific/Fiji
- Coordinates: -19.060000, 178.160000
- Elevation: 6 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 17:23 in Vunisea, it's 00:23 in Tocumen.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Vunisea Airport (KDV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kdv-vunisea-vunisea-airport/1ef266df-7012-66b6-8c4b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)