# Distance from Papeete (PPT) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 8,260 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,260 km / 5,132 mi / 4,460 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 249° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 13:29 in Papeete, it's 18:29 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 130 ft (PTY is higher than PPT)

## Airports

### [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Papeete, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTAA
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -17.550000, -149.610000
- Elevation: 5 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 13:29 in Papeete, it's 18:29 in Tocumen.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Faa'a International Airport (PPT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ppt-papeete-faaa-international-airport/1ef266df-7320-6de4-b947-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)