# Distance from Metema (ETE) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 12,490 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,490 km / 7,761 mi / 6,744 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → North America
- **Time difference**: -8h (When it's 04:01 in Metema, it's 20:01 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,515 ft (PTY is lower than ETE)

## Airports

### [Metema Airport (ETE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ete-metema-metema-airport/1ef266de-ea51-681a-b6fe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Metema, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMM
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 12.930000, 36.170000
- Elevation: 2,650 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 04:01 in Metema, it's 20:01 in Tocumen.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Metema Airport (ETE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ete-metema-metema-airport/1ef266de-ea51-681a-b6fe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)