# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Tengchong (TCZ)

> 16,226 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,226 km / 10,083 mi / 8,762 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 3° (north)
- **Return heading**: 356° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → China
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 12:55 in Tocumen, it's 01:55 in Tengchong)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,115 ft (TCZ 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

### [Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tcz-tengchong-tengchong-tuofeng-airport/1ef266e0-20c5-6b16-96f1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tengchong, China
- ICAO: ZUTC
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 24.940000, 98.490000
- Elevation: 6,250 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 12:55 in Tocumen, it's 01:55 in Tengchong.
With a 13-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tocumen International Airport (PTY)](https://flightduration.online/airport/pty-tocumen-tocumen-international-airport/1ef266df-6516-6622-8185-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tcz-tengchong-tengchong-tuofeng-airport/1ef266e0-20c5-6b16-96f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)