# Distance from Mueo (PDC) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 13,018 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,018 km / 8,089 mi / 7,029 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 91° (east)
- **Return heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (New Caledonia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 23:52 in Mueo, it's 07:52 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 135 ft (PTY is higher than PDC)

## Airports

### [Mueo Airport (PDC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdc-mueo-mueo-airport/1ef266df-7520-6400-9eb2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mueo, New Caledonia
- ICAO: NWWQ
- Timezone: Pacific/Noumea
- Coordinates: -21.320000, 165.000000
- 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 23:52 in Mueo, it's 07:52 in Tocumen.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mueo Airport (PDC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdc-mueo-mueo-airport/1ef266df-7520-6400-9eb2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)