# Distance from Kunsan (KUV) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 14,321 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,321 km / 8,899 mi / 7,733 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 34° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Korea) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 04:54 in Kunsan, it's 14:54 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 106 ft (PTY is higher than KUV)

## Airports

### [Kunsan Air Base (KUV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kuv-kunsan-kunsan-air-base/1ef266df-8da7-6208-bf96-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kunsan, South Korea
- ICAO: RKJK
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 35.900000, 126.620000
- Elevation: 29 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 04:54 in Kunsan, it's 14:54 in Tocumen.
With a 14-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kunsan Air Base (KUV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kuv-kunsan-kunsan-air-base/1ef266df-8da7-6208-bf96-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)