# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Payam Airport (PYK)

> 12,804 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,804 km / 7,956 mi / 6,914 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 304° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Iran
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8.5h (When it's 03:13 in Tocumen, it's 11:43 in Payam Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,035 ft (PYK 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

### [Payam Airport (PYK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pyk-payam-airport/1ef266df-7da8-642e-8a75-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Payam Airport, Iran
- ICAO: OIIP
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 35.780000, 50.830000
- Elevation: 4,170 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 03:13 in Tocumen, it's 11:43 in Payam Airport.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Payam Airport (PYK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pyk-payam-airport/1ef266df-7da8-642e-8a75-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)