# Distance from Mendi (NDM) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 12,467 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,467 km / 7,747 mi / 6,732 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 284° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 09:47 in Mendi, it's 01:47 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,365 ft (PTY is lower than NDM)

## Airports

### [Mendi Airport (NDM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ndm-mendi-mendi-airport/1ef266de-ea55-6a00-aa0c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mendi, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMN
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 9.770000, 35.100000
- Elevation: 5,500 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 09:47 in Mendi, it's 01:47 in Tocumen.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mendi Airport (NDM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ndm-mendi-mendi-airport/1ef266de-ea55-6a00-aa0c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)