# Distance from Keningau (KGU) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 17,661 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,661 km / 10,974 mi / 9,536 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Malaysia) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 05:55 in Keningau, it's 16:55 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 901 ft (PTY is lower than KGU)

## Airports

### [Keningau Airport (KGU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kgu-keningau-keningau-airport/1ef266df-fb7b-60e0-b42f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Keningau, Malaysia
- ICAO: WBKG
- Timezone: Asia/Kuching
- Coordinates: 5.360000, 116.160000
- Elevation: 1,036 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 05:55 in Keningau, it's 16:55 in Tocumen.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Keningau Airport (KGU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kgu-keningau-keningau-airport/1ef266df-fb7b-60e0-b42f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)