# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Rotterdam (RTM)

> 8,792 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,792 km / 5,463 mi / 4,747 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 39° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 271° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Netherlands
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 14:45 in Tocumen, it's 21:45 in Rotterdam)
- **Elevation difference**: 150 ft (RTM 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

### [Rotterdam Airport (RTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rtm-rotterdam-rotterdam-airport/1ef266de-c6ec-6d2a-a486-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rotterdam, Netherlands
- ICAO: EHRD
- Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates: 51.960000, 4.440000
- Elevation: -15 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 14:45 in Tocumen, it's 21:45 in Rotterdam.
With a 7-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)
- [Rotterdam Airport (RTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rtm-rotterdam-rotterdam-airport/1ef266de-c6ec-6d2a-a486-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)