# Distance from Ban Huoeisay Airport (OUI) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 16,754 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,754 km / 10,410 mi / 9,046 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 360° (north)
- **Return heading**: 0° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Laos) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 15:39 in Ban Huoeisay Airport, it's 03:39 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,245 ft (PTY is lower than OUI)

## Airports

### [Ban Huoeisay Airport (OUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oui-ban-huoeisay-airport/1ef266df-f277-6980-89e5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ban Huoeisay Airport, Laos
- ICAO: VLHS
- Timezone: Asia/Vientiane
- Coordinates: 20.260000, 100.440000
- Elevation: 1,380 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 15:39 in Ban Huoeisay Airport, it's 03:39 in Tocumen.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Ban Huoeisay Airport (OUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oui-ban-huoeisay-airport/1ef266df-f277-6980-89e5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)