# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Pukarua (PUK)

> 7,017 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,017 km / 4,360 mi / 3,789 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 244° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 00:45 in Tocumen, it's 19:45 in Pukarua)
- **Elevation difference**: 130 ft (PUK is lower 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

### [Pukarua Airport (PUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puk-pukarua-pukarua-airport/1ef266df-7369-6a80-98fb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pukarua, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGQ
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -18.300000, -137.020000
- Elevation: 5 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 00:45 in Tocumen, it's 19:45 in Pukarua.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Pukarua Airport (PUK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/puk-pukarua-pukarua-airport/1ef266df-7369-6a80-98fb-06bb2780ed98)
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