# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Kiembi Samaki (ZNZ)

> 13,248 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,248 km / 8,232 mi / 7,153 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 92° (east)
- **Return heading**: 277° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Tanzania
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Africa
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 14:27 in Tocumen, it's 22:27 in Kiembi Samaki)
- **Elevation difference**: 81 ft (ZNZ 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

### [Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/znz-kiembi-samaki-zanzibar-airport/1ef266de-ef54-6e70-bc09-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kiembi Samaki, Tanzania
- ICAO: HTZA
- Timezone: Africa/Dar_es_Salaam
- Coordinates: -6.220000, 39.220000
- Elevation: 54 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 14:27 in Tocumen, it's 22:27 in Kiembi Samaki.
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)
- [Zanzibar Airport (ZNZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/znz-kiembi-samaki-zanzibar-airport/1ef266de-ef54-6e70-bc09-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)