# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Taftan (TFT)

> 14,067 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,067 km / 8,741 mi / 7,596 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 309° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Pakistan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10h (When it's 12:18 in Tocumen, it's 22:18 in Taftan)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,607 ft (TFT 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

### [Taftan Airport (TFT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tft-taftan-taftan-airport/1ef266df-82b0-6a84-ba95-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Taftan, Pakistan
- ICAO: OPTT
- Timezone: Asia/Karachi
- Coordinates: 28.960000, 61.600000
- Elevation: 2,742 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 12:18 in Tocumen, it's 22:18 in Taftan.
With a 10-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)
- [Taftan Airport (TFT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tft-taftan-taftan-airport/1ef266df-82b0-6a84-ba95-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)