# Distance from Mashhad (MHD) to Tocumen (PTY)

> 13,403 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,403 km / 8,328 mi / 7,237 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Iran) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 10:54 in Mashhad, it's 02:24 in Tocumen)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,128 ft (PTY is lower than MHD)

## Airports

### [Mashhad International Airport (MHD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mhd-mashhad-mashhad-international-airport/1ef266df-7dfb-64bc-a1a2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mashhad, Iran
- ICAO: OIMM
- Timezone: Asia/Tehran
- Coordinates: 36.240000, 59.640000
- Elevation: 3,263 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 10:54 in Mashhad, it's 02:24 in Tocumen.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mashhad International Airport (MHD)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mhd-mashhad-mashhad-international-airport/1ef266df-7dfb-64bc-a1a2-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)