# Distance from Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 13,871 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,871 km / 8,619 mi / 7,490 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 84° (east)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Solomon Islands) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -16h (When it's 00:09 in Choiseul Bay Airport, it's 08:09 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 135 ft (PTY is higher than CHY)

## Airports

### [Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/chy-choiseul-bay-airport/1ef266de-9852-63d4-923b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Choiseul Bay Airport, Solomon Islands
- ICAO: AGGC
- Timezone: Pacific/Guadalcanal
- Coordinates: -6.710000, 156.400000
- Elevation: 0 ft

### [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://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

## 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 00:09 in Choiseul Bay Airport, it's 08:09 in Tocumen.
With a 16-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Choiseul Bay Airport (CHY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/chy-choiseul-bay-airport/1ef266de-9852-63d4-923b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)