# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to San Diego/El Cajon (SEE)

> 4,672 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,672 km / 2,903 mi / 2,523 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 116° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → United States
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 05:13 in Tocumen, it's 03:13 in San Diego/El Cajon)
- **Elevation difference**: 253 ft (SEE is higher than PTY)

## Airports

### [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

### [Gillespie Field (SEE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/see-san-diegoel-cajon-gillespie-field/1ef266df-37ed-6bfa-aaaa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: San Diego/El Cajon, United States
- ICAO: KSEE
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 32.830000, -116.970000
- Elevation: 388 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:13 in Tocumen, it's 03:13 in San Diego/El Cajon.

## Related

- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gillespie Field (SEE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/see-san-diegoel-cajon-gillespie-field/1ef266df-37ed-6bfa-aaaa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)