# Distance from Karumba Airport (KRB) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 15,574 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,574 km / 9,677 mi / 8,409 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 97° (east)
- **Return heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 22:20 in Karumba Airport, it's 07:20 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 130 ft (PTY is higher than KRB)

## Airports

### [Karumba Airport (KRB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krb-karumba-airport/1ef266e0-0fea-6080-a64c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Karumba Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YKMB
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -17.460000, 140.830000
- Elevation: 5 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 22:20 in Karumba Airport, it's 07:20 in Tocumen.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Karumba Airport (KRB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/krb-karumba-airport/1ef266e0-0fea-6080-a64c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)