# Distance from Pakuba Airport (PAF) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 12,261 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,261 km / 7,619 mi / 6,621 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 281° (west)
- **Return heading**: 84° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Uganda) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 15:07 in Pakuba Airport, it's 07:07 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 135 ft (PTY is higher than PAF)

## Airports

### [Pakuba Airport (PAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/paf-pakuba-airport/1ef266de-ef85-60ca-9d54-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pakuba Airport, Uganda
- ICAO: HUPA
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 2.200000, 31.550000
- Elevation: 0 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 15:07 in Pakuba Airport, it's 07:07 in Tocumen.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Pakuba Airport (PAF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/paf-pakuba-airport/1ef266de-ef85-60ca-9d54-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)