# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Waikabubak-Sumba Island (TMC)

> 17,971 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,971 km / 11,167 mi / 9,704 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 267° (west)
- **Return heading**: 90° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 23:14 in Tocumen, it's 12:14 in Waikabubak-Sumba Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 26 ft (TMC 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

### [Tambolaka Airport (TMC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmc-waikabubak-sumba-island-tambolaka-airport/1ef266df-f92e-6b20-967f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Waikabubak-Sumba Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WADT
- Timezone: Asia/Makassar
- Coordinates: -9.410000, 119.240000
- Elevation: 161 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 23:14 in Tocumen, it's 12:14 in Waikabubak-Sumba Island.
With a 13-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)
- [Tambolaka Airport (TMC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmc-waikabubak-sumba-island-tambolaka-airport/1ef266df-f92e-6b20-967f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)