# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Yüksekova (YKO)

> 12,200 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,200 km / 7,581 mi / 6,588 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 45° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Turkey
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 04:23 in Tocumen, it's 12:23 in Yüksekova)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,961 ft (YKO 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

### [Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Airport (YKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yko-yuksekova-yuksekova-selahaddin-eyyubi-airport/1ef266df-5938-651c-9a23-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yüksekova, Turkey
- ICAO: LTCW
- Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
- Coordinates: 37.550000, 44.240000
- Elevation: 6,096 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 04:23 in Tocumen, it's 12:23 in Yüksekova.
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)
- [Yüksekova Selahaddin Eyyubi Airport (YKO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yko-yuksekova-yuksekova-selahaddin-eyyubi-airport/1ef266df-5938-651c-9a23-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)