# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Tabas (TCX)

> 13,391 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,391 km / 8,321 mi / 7,231 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 308° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Iran
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8.5h (When it's 16:55 in Tocumen, it's 01:25 in Tabas)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,177 ft (TCX 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

### [Tabas Airport (TCX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tcx-tabas-tabas-airport/1ef266df-7e09-6c92-80f1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tabas, Iran
- ICAO: OIMT
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 33.670000, 56.890000
- Elevation: 2,312 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 16:55 in Tocumen, it's 01:25 in Tabas.
With a 8.5-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)
- [Tabas Airport (TCX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tcx-tabas-tabas-airport/1ef266df-7e09-6c92-80f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)