# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Salem Airport (SXV)

> 16,611 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,611 km / 10,321 mi / 8,969 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → India
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.5h (When it's 20:55 in Tocumen, it's 07:25 in Salem Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 873 ft (SXV 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

### [Salem Airport (SXV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sxv-salem-airport/1ef266df-f402-664c-b1e1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Salem Airport, India
- ICAO: VOSM
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 11.780000, 78.070000
- Elevation: 1,008 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 20:55 in Tocumen, it's 07:25 in Salem Airport.
With a 10.5-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)
- [Salem Airport (SXV)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sxv-salem-airport/1ef266df-f402-664c-b1e1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)