# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Save (SVF)

> 8,979 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,979 km / 5,579 mi / 4,848 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 83° (east)
- **Return heading**: 278° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Benin
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 15:30 in Tocumen, it's 21:30 in Save)
- **Elevation difference**: 462 ft (SVF 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

### [Save Airport (SVF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/svf-save-save-airport/1ef266de-b619-6a2a-b43e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Save, Benin
- ICAO: DBBS
- Timezone: Africa/Porto-Novo
- Coordinates: 8.020000, 2.460000
- Elevation: 597 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 15:30 in Tocumen, it's 21:30 in Save.
With a 6-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)
- [Save Airport (SVF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/svf-save-save-airport/1ef266de-b619-6a2a-b43e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)