# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Taharoa (THH)

> 12,017 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,017 km / 7,467 mi / 6,489 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 233° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 93° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +17h (When it's 13:35 in Tocumen, it's 06:35 in Taharoa)
- **Elevation difference**: 66 ft (THH 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

### [Taharoa Aerodrome (THH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thh-taharoa-taharoa-aerodrome/1ef266df-77fc-6c00-979a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Taharoa, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZTS
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -38.180000, 174.710000
- Elevation: 69 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 13:35 in Tocumen, it's 06:35 in Taharoa.
With a 17-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)
- [Taharoa Aerodrome (THH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thh-taharoa-taharoa-aerodrome/1ef266df-77fc-6c00-979a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)