# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Roper Bar Airport (RPB)

> 16,277 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,277 km / 10,114 mi / 8,789 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 96° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14.5h (When it's 09:34 in Tocumen, it's 00:04 in Roper Bar Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 135 ft (RPB 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

### [Roper Bar Airport (RPB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rpb-roper-bar-airport/1ef266e0-1847-6dd6-8092-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Roper Bar Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YRRB
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -14.740000, 134.520000
- Elevation: 0 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 09:34 in Tocumen, it's 00:04 in Roper Bar Airport.
With a 14.5-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)
- [Roper Bar Airport (RPB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rpb-roper-bar-airport/1ef266e0-1847-6dd6-8092-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)