# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Sao Carlos (QSC)

> 4,861 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,861 km / 3,021 mi / 2,625 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 135° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +2h (When it's 20:51 in Tocumen, it's 22:51 in Sao Carlos)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,514 ft (QSC 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

### [Sao Carlos Airport (QSC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qsc-sao-carlos-sao-carlos-airport/1ef266df-a2f0-6aba-943b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Carlos, Brazil
- ICAO: SDSC
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -21.880000, -47.900000
- Elevation: 2,649 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 20:51 in Tocumen, it's 22:51 in Sao Carlos.

## Related

- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sao Carlos Airport (QSC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qsc-sao-carlos-sao-carlos-airport/1ef266df-a2f0-6aba-943b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)