# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Sukhumi (SUI)

> 11,685 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,685 km / 7,261 mi / 6,309 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 41° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 298° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Georgia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 02:18 in Tocumen, it's 11:18 in Sukhumi)
- **Elevation difference**: 82 ft (SUI 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

### [Sukhumi Dranda Airport (SUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sui-sukhumi-sukhumi-dranda-airport/1ef266df-e54d-6bf6-b4ed-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sukhumi, Georgia
- ICAO: UGSS
- Timezone: Asia/Tbilisi
- Coordinates: 42.860000, 41.130000
- Elevation: 53 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 02:18 in Tocumen, it's 11:18 in Sukhumi.
With a 9-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)
- [Sukhumi Dranda Airport (SUI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sui-sukhumi-sukhumi-dranda-airport/1ef266df-e54d-6bf6-b4ed-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)