# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Timika-Papua Island (TIM)

> 15,981 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,981 km / 9,930 mi / 8,629 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 275° (west)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 21:20 in Tocumen, it's 11:20 in Timika-Papua Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 32 ft (TIM 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

### [Moses Kilangin Airport (TIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tim-timika-papua-island-moses-kilangin-airport/1ef266df-f909-66e0-84d5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timika-Papua Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WABP
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: -4.530000, 136.890000
- Elevation: 103 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 21:20 in Tocumen, it's 11:20 in Timika-Papua Island.
With a 14-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)
- [Moses Kilangin Airport (TIM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tim-timika-papua-island-moses-kilangin-airport/1ef266df-f909-66e0-84d5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)