# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Mandabe (WMD)

> 13,920 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,920 km / 8,650 mi / 7,516 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 109° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 266° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Madagascar
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 23:10 in Tocumen, it's 07:10 in Mandabe)
- **Elevation difference**: 816 ft (WMD 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

### [Mandabe Airport (WMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wmd-mandabe-mandabe-airport/1ef266de-dc27-60e6-971c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mandabe, Madagascar
- ICAO: FMSC
- Timezone: Indian/Antananarivo
- Coordinates: -21.050000, 44.940000
- Elevation: 951 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 23:10 in Tocumen, it's 07:10 in Mandabe.
With a 8-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)
- [Mandabe Airport (WMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wmd-mandabe-mandabe-airport/1ef266de-dc27-60e6-971c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)