# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Sibu (SBW)

> 18,234 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,234 km / 11,330 mi / 9,846 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Malaysia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 09:15 in Tocumen, it's 22:15 in Sibu)
- **Elevation difference**: 13 ft (SBW 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

### [Sibu Airport (SBW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbw-sibu-sibu-airport/1ef266df-fb56-65b0-964d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sibu, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBGS
- Timezone: Asia/Kuching
- Coordinates: 2.260000, 111.980000
- Elevation: 122 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 09:15 in Tocumen, it's 22:15 in Sibu.
With a 13-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)
- [Sibu Airport (SBW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sbw-sibu-sibu-airport/1ef266df-fb56-65b0-964d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)