# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to South Lake Tahoe (TVL)

> 5,223 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,223 km / 3,245 mi / 2,820 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 316° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 118° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → United States
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 07:26 in Tocumen, it's 05:26 in South Lake Tahoe)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,133 ft (TVL 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

### [Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tvl-south-lake-tahoe-lake-tahoe-airport/1ef266df-3c71-688e-97ab-06bb2780ed98)

- City: South Lake Tahoe, United States
- ICAO: KTVL
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 38.890000, -120.000000
- Elevation: 6,268 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 07:26 in Tocumen, it's 05:26 in South Lake Tahoe.

## Related

- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lake Tahoe Airport (TVL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tvl-south-lake-tahoe-lake-tahoe-airport/1ef266df-3c71-688e-97ab-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)