# Distance from Musgrave Airport (MVU) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 15,314 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,314 km / 9,516 mi / 8,269 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 93° (east)
- **Return heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 11:45 in Musgrave Airport, it's 20:45 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 135 ft (PTY is higher than MVU)

## Airports

### [Musgrave Airport (MVU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvu-musgrave-airport/1ef266e0-12b8-65e6-999b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Musgrave Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YMGV
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -14.780000, 143.500000
- 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 11:45 in Musgrave Airport, it's 20:45 in Tocumen.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Musgrave Airport (MVU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvu-musgrave-airport/1ef266e0-12b8-65e6-999b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)