# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Timber Creek Airport (TBK)

> 16,698 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,698 km / 10,375 mi / 9,016 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 99° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +14.5h (When it's 17:30 in Tocumen, it's 08:00 in Timber Creek Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 119 ft (TBK 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

### [Timber Creek Airport (TBK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbk-timber-creek-airport/1ef266e0-19f0-6372-89a4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timber Creek Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YTBR
- Timezone: Australia/Darwin
- Coordinates: -15.620000, 130.450000
- Elevation: 16 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 17:30 in Tocumen, it's 08:00 in Timber Creek 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)
- [Timber Creek Airport (TBK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tbk-timber-creek-airport/1ef266e0-19f0-6372-89a4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)