# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Tiruchirappally (TRZ)

> 16,738 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,738 km / 10,400 mi / 9,038 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → India
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.5h (When it's 22:28 in Tocumen, it's 08:58 in Tiruchirappally)
- **Elevation difference**: 153 ft (TRZ 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

### [Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (TRZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trz-tiruchirappally-tiruchirapally-civil-airport-airport/1ef266df-f415-651c-a8ef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tiruchirappally, India
- ICAO: VOTR
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 10.770000, 78.710000
- Elevation: 288 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 22:28 in Tocumen, it's 08:58 in Tiruchirappally.
With a 10.5-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)
- [Tiruchirapally Civil Airport Airport (TRZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trz-tiruchirappally-tiruchirapally-civil-airport-airport/1ef266df-f415-651c-a8ef-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)