# Distance from Kompiam Airport (KPM) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 15,224 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,224 km / 9,460 mi / 8,220 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 82° (east)
- **Return heading**: 272° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Papua New Guinea) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 05:54 in Kompiam Airport, it's 14:54 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,965 ft (PTY is lower than KPM)

## Airports

### [Kompiam Airport (KPM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kpm-kompiam-airport/1ef266de-9aea-6c86-a5c0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kompiam Airport, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYAQ
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -5.380000, 143.920000
- Elevation: 5,100 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 05:54 in Kompiam Airport, it's 14:54 in Tocumen.
With a 15-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Kompiam Airport (KPM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/kpm-kompiam-airport/1ef266de-9aea-6c86-a5c0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)