# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Taiping (TPG)

> 18,465 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,465 km / 11,474 mi / 9,970 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 360° (north)
- **Return heading**: 0° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Malaysia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 14:30 in Tocumen, it's 03:30 in Taiping)
- **Elevation difference**: 95 ft (TPG 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

### [Taiping (Tekah) Airport (TPG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpg-taiping-taiping-tekah-airport/1ef266df-fe5d-6e84-869d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Taiping, Malaysia
- ICAO: WMBI
- Timezone: Asia/Kuala_Lumpur
- Coordinates: 4.870000, 100.720000
- Elevation: 40 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 14:30 in Tocumen, it's 03:30 in Taiping.
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)
- [Taiping (Tekah) Airport (TPG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpg-taiping-taiping-tekah-airport/1ef266df-fe5d-6e84-869d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)