# Distance from Nouakchott (NKC) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 6,899 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,899 km / 4,287 mi / 3,725 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 271° (west)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritania) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 09:28 in Nouakchott, it's 04:28 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 122 ft (PTY is higher than NKC)

## Airports

### [Nouakchott International Airport (NKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nkc-nouakchott-nouakchott-international-airport/1ef266de-e94a-6c0a-b941-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nouakchott, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNN
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 18.100000, -15.950000
- Elevation: 13 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:28 in Nouakchott, it's 04:28 in Tocumen.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Nouakchott International Airport (NKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nkc-nouakchott-nouakchott-international-airport/1ef266de-e94a-6c0a-b941-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)