# Distance from La Paz / El Alto (LPB) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 3,099 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,099 km / 1,926 mi / 1,674 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 157° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Bolivia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: South America → North America
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 00:49 in La Paz / El Alto, it's 23:49 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 13,220 ft (PTY is lower than LPB)

## Airports

### [El Alto International Airport (LPB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lpb-la-paz-el-alto-el-alto-international-airport/1ef266df-b7d2-6122-a922-06bb2780ed98)

- City: La Paz / El Alto, Bolivia
- ICAO: SLLP
- Timezone: America/La_Paz
- Coordinates: -16.510000, -68.190000
- Elevation: 13,355 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 a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 00:49 in La Paz / El Alto, it's 23:49 in Tocumen.

## Related

- [El Alto International Airport (LPB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lpb-la-paz-el-alto-el-alto-international-airport/1ef266df-b7d2-6122-a922-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)