# Distance from Merluna Airport (MLV) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 15,430 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,430 km / 9,588 mi / 8,332 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 91° (east)
- **Return heading**: 261° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 14:07 in Merluna Airport, it's 23:07 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 135 ft (PTY is higher than MLV)

## Airports

### [Merluna Airport (MLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlv-merluna-airport/1ef266e0-1282-6edc-abb4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Merluna Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMEU
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -13.050000, 142.480000
- Elevation: 0 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 14:07 in Merluna Airport, it's 23:07 in Tocumen.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Merluna Airport (MLV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mlv-merluna-airport/1ef266e0-1282-6edc-abb4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)