# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Timbuktu (TOM)

> 8,277 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,277 km / 5,143 mi / 4,469 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 275° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Mali
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 21:58 in Tocumen, it's 02:58 in Timbuktu)
- **Elevation difference**: 728 ft (TOM 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

### [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timbuktu, Mali
- ICAO: GATB
- Timezone: Africa/Bamako
- Coordinates: 16.730000, -3.010000
- Elevation: 863 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 21:58 in Tocumen, it's 02:58 in Timbuktu.
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)
- [Timbuktu Airport (TOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tom-timbuktu-timbuktu-airport/1ef266de-e762-6af0-8ffc-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)