# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Quilpie Airport (ULP)

> 15,034 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,034 km / 9,342 mi / 8,118 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 241° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 105° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +15h (When it's 20:42 in Tocumen, it's 11:42 in Quilpie Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 520 ft (ULP 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

### [Quilpie Airport (ULP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ulp-quilpie-airport/1ef266e0-17b1-628c-89e2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Quilpie Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YQLP
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -26.610000, 144.250000
- Elevation: 655 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 20:42 in Tocumen, it's 11:42 in Quilpie Airport.
With a 15-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)
- [Quilpie Airport (ULP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ulp-quilpie-airport/1ef266e0-17b1-628c-89e2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)