# Distance from Porepunkah Airport (MBF) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 14,444 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,444 km / 8,975 mi / 7,799 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 112° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 11:50 in Porepunkah Airport, it's 20:50 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 800 ft (PTY is lower than MBF)

## Airports

### [Porepunkah Airport (MBF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbf-porepunkah-airport/1ef266e0-1754-6a14-a942-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Porepunkah Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YPOK
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates: -36.720000, 146.890000
- Elevation: 935 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 11:50 in Porepunkah Airport, it's 20:50 in Tocumen.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Porepunkah Airport (MBF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbf-porepunkah-airport/1ef266e0-1754-6a14-a942-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)