# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Tanna Airport (TAH)

> 12,576 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,576 km / 7,814 mi / 6,790 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 88° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Vanuatu
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 00:11 in Tocumen, it's 16:11 in Tanna Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 116 ft (TAH 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

### [Tanna Airport (TAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tah-tanna-airport/1ef266df-74ec-629a-b1e3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tanna Airport, Vanuatu
- ICAO: NVVW
- Timezone: Pacific/Efate
- Coordinates: -19.460000, 169.220000
- Elevation: 19 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 00:11 in Tocumen, it's 16:11 in Tanna Airport.
With a 16-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)
- [Tanna Airport (TAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tah-tanna-airport/1ef266df-74ec-629a-b1e3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)