# Distance from Mizan Teferi (MTF) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 12,588 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,588 km / 7,822 mi / 6,797 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 283° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 12:08 in Mizan Teferi, it's 04:08 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,261 ft (PTY is lower than MTF)

## Airports

### [Mizan Teferi Airport (MTF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtf-mizan-teferi-mizan-teferi-airport/1ef266de-ea59-6e84-a44a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mizan Teferi, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMT
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 6.960000, 35.550000
- Elevation: 4,396 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 12:08 in Mizan Teferi, it's 04:08 in Tocumen.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mizan Teferi Airport (MTF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mtf-mizan-teferi-mizan-teferi-airport/1ef266de-ea59-6e84-a44a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)