# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Port Vila (VLI)

> 12,663 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,663 km / 7,869 mi / 6,838 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 88° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Vanuatu
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +16h (When it's 02:49 in Tocumen, it's 18:49 in Port Vila)
- **Elevation difference**: 65 ft (VLI 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

### [Port Vila Bauerfield Airport (VLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vli-port-vila-port-vila-bauerfield-airport/1ef266df-74e7-68f8-a75a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Port Vila, Vanuatu
- ICAO: NVVV
- Timezone: Pacific/Efate
- Coordinates: -17.700000, 168.320000
- Elevation: 70 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 02:49 in Tocumen, it's 18:49 in Port Vila.
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)
- [Port Vila Bauerfield Airport (VLI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/vli-port-vila-port-vila-bauerfield-airport/1ef266df-74e7-68f8-a75a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)