# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Rioja (RIJ)

> 1,701 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,701 km / 1,057 mi / 919 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 172° (south)
- **Return heading**: 352° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 09:29 in Tocumen, it's 09:29 in Rioja)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,572 ft (RIJ 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

### [Juan Simons Vela Airport (RIJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rij-rioja-juan-simons-vela-airport/1ef266df-c42a-671c-80ea-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rioja, Peru
- ICAO: SPJA
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -6.070000, -77.160000
- Elevation: 2,707 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

## Related

- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Juan Simons Vela Airport (RIJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rij-rioja-juan-simons-vela-airport/1ef266df-c42a-671c-80ea-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)