# Distance from Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island (PDG) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 19,094 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 19,094 km / 11,864 mi / 10,310 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 358° (north)
- **Return heading**: 2° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Indonesia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 19:41 in Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island, it's 07:41 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 117 ft (PTY is higher than PDG)

## Airports

### [Minangkabau Airport (PDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdg-ketapingpadang-sumatra-island-minangkabau-airport/1ef266df-fd25-65ee-b7ec-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WIEE
- Timezone: Asia/Jakarta
- Coordinates: -0.790000, 100.280000
- Elevation: 18 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 19:41 in Ketaping/Padang-Sumatra Island, it's 07:41 in Tocumen.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Minangkabau Airport (PDG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdg-ketapingpadang-sumatra-island-minangkabau-airport/1ef266df-fd25-65ee-b7ec-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)