# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Tamale (TML)

> 8,594 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,594 km / 5,340 mi / 4,641 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 82° (east)
- **Return heading**: 277° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Ghana
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 09:37 in Tocumen, it's 14:37 in Tamale)
- **Elevation difference**: 418 ft (TML 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

### [Tamale Airport (TML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tml-tamale-tamale-airport/1ef266de-b719-659c-97b6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tamale, Ghana
- ICAO: DGLE
- Timezone: Africa/Accra
- Coordinates: 9.560000, -0.860000
- Elevation: 553 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 09:37 in Tocumen, it's 14:37 in Tamale.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tamale Airport (TML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tml-tamale-tamale-airport/1ef266de-b719-659c-97b6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)