# Distance from Kaniama (KNM) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 11,616 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,616 km / 7,218 mi / 6,272 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 277° (west)
- **Return heading**: 96° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 00:42 in Kaniama, it's 17:42 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,637 ft (PTY is lower than KNM)

## Airports

### [Kaniama Airport (KNM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/knm-kaniama-kaniama-airport/1ef266de-e54b-6f1e-921e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kaniama, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZTK
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -7.580000, 24.150000
- Elevation: 2,772 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 00:42 in Kaniama, it's 17:42 in Tocumen.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kaniama Airport (KNM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/knm-kaniama-kaniama-airport/1ef266de-e54b-6f1e-921e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)