# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Taiyuan (TYN)

> 14,661 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,661 km / 9,110 mi / 7,916 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 16° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → China
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 01:54 in Tocumen, it's 14:54 in Taiyuan)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,440 ft (TYN 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

### [Taiyuan Wusu Airport (TYN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tyn-taiyuan-taiyuan-wusu-airport/1ef266e0-1e5d-6bee-b75a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Taiyuan, China
- ICAO: ZBYN
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 37.750000, 112.630000
- Elevation: 2,575 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 01:54 in Tocumen, it's 14:54 in Taiyuan.
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)
- [Taiyuan Wusu Airport (TYN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tyn-taiyuan-taiyuan-wusu-airport/1ef266e0-1e5d-6bee-b75a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)