# Distance from Shafter (MIT) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 4,986 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,986 km / 3,098 mi / 2,692 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Panama
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 18:24 in Shafter, it's 20:24 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 290 ft (PTY is lower than MIT)

## Airports

### [Shafter-Minter Field (MIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mit-shafter-shafter-minter-field/1ef266df-2b01-6e64-b4cc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shafter, United States
- ICAO: KMIT
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 35.510000, -119.190000
- Elevation: 425 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 18:24 in Shafter, it's 20:24 in Tocumen.

## Related

- [Shafter-Minter Field (MIT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mit-shafter-shafter-minter-field/1ef266df-2b01-6e64-b4cc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)