# Distance from Kuria (KUC) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 11,889 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,889 km / 7,388 mi / 6,420 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 80° (east)
- **Return heading**: 273° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kiribati) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 14:32 in Kuria, it's 21:32 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 135 ft (PTY is higher than KUC)

## Airports

### [Kuria Airport (KUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kuc-kuria-kuria-airport/1ef266df-7084-6496-b316-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuria, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGKT
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: 0.220000, 173.440000
- Elevation: 0 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 14:32 in Kuria, it's 21:32 in Tocumen.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kuria Airport (KUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kuc-kuria-kuria-airport/1ef266df-7084-6496-b316-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)