# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Mandalay (VBC)

> 16,532 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,532 km / 10,272 mi / 8,926 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 8° (north)
- **Return heading**: 351° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Myanmar
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +11.5h (When it's 22:39 in Tocumen, it's 10:09 in Mandalay)
- **Elevation difference**: 117 ft (VBC 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

### [Chanmyathazi Airport (VBC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbc-mandalay-chanmyathazi-airport/1ef266df-f6bf-6ef2-bda4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mandalay, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYCZ
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 21.940000, 96.090000
- Elevation: 252 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 22:39 in Tocumen, it's 10:09 in Mandalay.
With a 11.5-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)
- [Chanmyathazi Airport (VBC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vbc-mandalay-chanmyathazi-airport/1ef266df-f6bf-6ef2-bda4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)