# Distance from Kumamoto (KMJ) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 14,361 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,361 km / 8,923 mi / 7,754 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Japan) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 17:59 in Kumamoto, it's 03:59 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 507 ft (PTY is lower than KMJ)

## Airports

### [Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kmj-kumamoto-kumamoto-airport/1ef266df-8be6-60ae-95b8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kumamoto, Japan
- ICAO: RJFT
- Timezone: Asia/Tokyo
- Coordinates: 32.840000, 130.850000
- Elevation: 642 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 17:59 in Kumamoto, it's 03:59 in Tocumen.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kumamoto Airport (KMJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kmj-kumamoto-kumamoto-airport/1ef266df-8be6-60ae-95b8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
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