# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Castro (WCA)

> 5,762 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,762 km / 3,580 mi / 3,111 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 175° (south)
- **Return heading**: 353° (north)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: North America → South America
- **Time difference**: +1h (When it's 21:24 in Tocumen, it's 22:24 in Castro)
- **Elevation difference**: 16 ft (WCA 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

### [Gamboa Airport (WCA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wca-castro-gamboa-airport/1ef266df-9dcb-6274-bcf1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Castro, Chile
- ICAO: SCST
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -42.490000, -73.770000
- Elevation: 151 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 21:24 in Tocumen, it's 22:24 in Castro.

## Related

- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gamboa Airport (WCA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wca-castro-gamboa-airport/1ef266df-9dcb-6274-bcf1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)