# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Ambryn Island (ULB)

> 12,659 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,659 km / 7,866 mi / 6,835 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 87° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Vanuatu
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 20:52 in Tocumen, it's 12:52 in Ambryn Island)
- **Elevation difference**: 135 ft (ULB 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

### [Ulei Airport (ULB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ulb-ambryn-island-ulei-airport/1ef266df-74b2-66ee-9ee6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ambryn Island, Vanuatu
- ICAO: NVSU
- Timezone: Pacific/Efate
- Coordinates: -16.330000, 168.300000
- Elevation: 0 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 20:52 in Tocumen, it's 12:52 in Ambryn Island.
With a 16-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)
- [Ulei Airport (ULB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ulb-ambryn-island-ulei-airport/1ef266df-74b2-66ee-9ee6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)