# Distance from Zoersel (OBL) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 8,815 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,815 km / 5,477 mi / 4,759 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 271° (west)
- **Return heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Belgium) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 01:18 in Zoersel, it's 18:18 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 82 ft (PTY is higher than OBL)

## Airports

### [Oostmalle Air Base (OBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/obl-zoersel-oostmalle-air-base/1ef266de-b9a5-6efa-b945-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zoersel, Belgium
- ICAO: EBZR
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates: 51.260000, 4.750000
- Elevation: 53 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 01:18 in Zoersel, it's 18:18 in Tocumen.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Oostmalle Air Base (OBL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/obl-zoersel-oostmalle-air-base/1ef266de-b9a5-6efa-b945-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)