# Distance from Guiyang (KWE) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 16,000 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,000 km / 9,942 mi / 8,639 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 10° (north)
- **Return heading**: 351° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (China) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 21:36 in Guiyang, it's 08:36 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,601 ft (PTY is lower than KWE)

## Airports

### [Longdongbao Airport (KWE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwe-guiyang-longdongbao-airport/1ef266e0-20a0-6d0c-b12b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Guiyang, China
- ICAO: ZUGY
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 26.540000, 106.800000
- Elevation: 3,736 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 21:36 in Guiyang, it's 08:36 in Tocumen.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Longdongbao Airport (KWE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kwe-guiyang-longdongbao-airport/1ef266e0-20a0-6d0c-b12b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)