# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Sango-Ternate Island (TTE)

> 16,853 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,853 km / 10,472 mi / 9,100 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 289° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Indonesia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14h (When it's 05:25 in Tocumen, it's 19:25 in Sango-Ternate Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 86 ft (TTE 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

### [Sultan Khairun Babullah Airport (TTE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tte-sango-ternate-island-sultan-khairun-babullah-airport/1ef266df-f9f5-6586-addb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sango-Ternate Island, Indonesia
- ICAO: WAMT
- Timezone: Asia/Jayapura
- Coordinates: 0.830000, 127.380000
- Elevation: 49 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 05:25 in Tocumen, it's 19:25 in Sango-Ternate Island.
With a 14-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)
- [Sultan Khairun Babullah Airport (TTE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tte-sango-ternate-island-sultan-khairun-babullah-airport/1ef266df-f9f5-6586-addb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)