# Distance from Kutaisi (KUT) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 11,818 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,818 km / 7,344 mi / 6,381 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Georgia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 00:00 in Kutaisi, it's 15:00 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 88 ft (PTY is lower than KUT)

## Airports

### [Kopitnari Airport (KUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kut-kutaisi-kopitnari-airport/1ef266df-e53e-6426-9273-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kutaisi, Georgia
- ICAO: UGKO
- Timezone: Asia/Tbilisi
- Coordinates: 42.180000, 42.480000
- Elevation: 223 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 00:00 in Kutaisi, it's 15:00 in Tocumen.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kopitnari Airport (KUT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kut-kutaisi-kopitnari-airport/1ef266df-e53e-6426-9273-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)