# Distance from Bagram (OAI) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 14,115 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,115 km / 8,770 mi / 7,621 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Afghanistan) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 18:14 in Bagram, it's 08:44 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,760 ft (PTY is lower than OAI)

## Airports

### [Bagram Air Base (OAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oai-bagram-bagram-air-base/1ef266df-78af-6dc8-a4ee-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bagram, Afghanistan
- ICAO: OAIX
- Timezone: Asia/Kabul
- Coordinates: 34.950000, 69.270000
- Elevation: 4,895 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 18:14 in Bagram, it's 08:44 in Tocumen.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bagram Air Base (OAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oai-bagram-bagram-air-base/1ef266df-78af-6dc8-a4ee-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)