# Distance from Mae Sot Airport (MAQ) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 17,141 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,141 km / 10,651 mi / 9,255 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 355° (north)
- **Return heading**: 5° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 18:31 in Mae Sot Airport, it's 06:31 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 555 ft (PTY is lower than MAQ)

## Airports

### [Mae Sot Airport (MAQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/maq-mae-sot-airport/1ef266df-f560-693a-b262-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mae Sot Airport, Thailand
- ICAO: VTPM
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 16.700000, 98.550000
- Elevation: 690 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 18:31 in Mae Sot Airport, it's 06:31 in Tocumen.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mae Sot Airport (MAQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/maq-mae-sot-airport/1ef266df-f560-693a-b262-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)