# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Zalingei (ZLX)

> 11,154 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,154 km / 6,931 mi / 6,023 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 282° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Sudan
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 16:35 in Tocumen, it's 23:35 in Zalingei)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,818 ft (ZLX 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

### [Zalingei Airport (ZLX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zlx-zalingei-zalingei-airport/1ef266de-ee66-6efa-9bd4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zalingei, Sudan
- ICAO: HSZA
- Timezone: Africa/Khartoum
- Coordinates: 12.900000, 23.480000
- Elevation: 2,953 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 16:35 in Tocumen, it's 23:35 in Zalingei.
With a 7-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)
- [Zalingei Airport (ZLX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zlx-zalingei-zalingei-airport/1ef266de-ee66-6efa-9bd4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)