# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Snake Bay Airport (SNB)

> 16,720 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,720 km / 10,389 mi / 9,028 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 263° (west)
- **Return heading**: 92° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14.5h (When it's 20:28 in Tocumen, it's 10:58 in Snake Bay Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 38 ft (SNB 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

### [Snake Bay Airport (SNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/snb-snake-bay-airport/1ef266e0-1942-6628-a961-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Snake Bay Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YSNB
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -11.420000, 130.650000
- Elevation: 173 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 20:28 in Tocumen, it's 10:58 in Snake Bay 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)
- [Snake Bay Airport (SNB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/snb-snake-bay-airport/1ef266e0-1942-6628-a961-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)