# Distance from Kumasi (KMS) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 8,556 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,556 km / 5,317 mi / 4,620 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 278° (west)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ghana) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 01:49 in Kumasi, it's 20:49 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 807 ft (PTY is lower than KMS)

## Airports

### [Kumasi Airport (KMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kms-kumasi-kumasi-airport/1ef266de-b729-691a-bcf0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kumasi, Ghana
- ICAO: DGSI
- Timezone: Africa/Accra
- Coordinates: 6.710000, -1.590000
- Elevation: 942 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 01:49 in Kumasi, it's 20:49 in Tocumen.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kumasi Airport (KMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kms-kumasi-kumasi-airport/1ef266de-b729-691a-bcf0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)