# Distance from Mkuze (MZQ) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 12,578 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,578 km / 7,816 mi / 6,792 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 06:28 in Mkuze, it's 23:28 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 265 ft (PTY is lower than MZQ)

## Airports

### [Mkuze Airport (MZQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mzq-mkuze-mkuze-airport/1ef266de-d358-62a8-8a26-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mkuze, South Africa
- ICAO: FAMU
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -27.630000, 32.040000
- Elevation: 400 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 06:28 in Mkuze, it's 23:28 in Tocumen.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mkuze Airport (MZQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mzq-mkuze-mkuze-airport/1ef266de-d358-62a8-8a26-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)