# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Qayyarah (RQW)

> 12,207 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,207 km / 7,585 mi / 6,591 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Iraq
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 14:26 in Tocumen, it's 22:26 in Qayyarah)
- **Elevation difference**: 614 ft (RQW 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

### [Qayyarah West Airport (RQW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rqw-qayyarah-qayyarah-west-airport/1ef266df-840e-6e6c-aea8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Qayyarah, Iraq
- ICAO: ORQW
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 35.770000, 43.130000
- Elevation: 749 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 14:26 in Tocumen, it's 22:26 in Qayyarah.
With a 8-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)
- [Qayyarah West Airport (RQW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rqw-qayyarah-qayyarah-west-airport/1ef266df-840e-6e6c-aea8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)