# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Shell Mera (PTZ)

> 1,185 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,185 km / 737 mi / 640 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 173° (south)
- **Return heading**: 353° (north)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 02:30 in Tocumen, it's 02:30 in Shell Mera)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,330 ft (PTZ is higher than PTY)

## Airports

### [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

### [Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ptz-shell-mera-rio-amazonas-airport/1ef266df-a594-6974-99e1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shell Mera, Ecuador
- ICAO: SESM
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -1.510000, -78.060000
- Elevation: 3,465 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

## Related

- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Rio Amazonas Airport (PTZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ptz-shell-mera-rio-amazonas-airport/1ef266df-a594-6974-99e1-06bb2780ed98)
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