# Distance from Mbandaka (MDK) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 10,849 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,849 km / 6,741 mi / 5,858 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 279° (west)
- **Return heading**: 89° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 11:25 in Mbandaka, it's 05:25 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 905 ft (PTY is lower than MDK)

## Airports

### [Mbandaka Airport (MDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdk-mbandaka-mbandaka-airport/1ef266de-e316-6758-839e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mbandaka, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZEA
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: 0.020000, 18.290000
- Elevation: 1,040 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 11:25 in Mbandaka, it's 05:25 in Tocumen.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mbandaka Airport (MDK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdk-mbandaka-mbandaka-airport/1ef266de-e316-6758-839e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)