# Distance from Tocumen (PTY) to Kalumburu Airport (UBU)

> 17,126 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,126 km / 10,642 mi / 9,247 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 99° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Panama) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +13h (When it's 09:23 in Tocumen, it's 22:23 in Kalumburu Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 106 ft (UBU is lower 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

### [Kalumburu Airport (UBU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ubu-kalumburu-airport/1ef266e0-0f42-65ba-b50d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kalumburu Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YKAL
- Timezone: Australia/Perth
- Coordinates: -14.290000, 126.630000
- Elevation: 29 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 09:23 in Tocumen, it's 22:23 in Kalumburu Airport.
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)
- [Kalumburu Airport (UBU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ubu-kalumburu-airport/1ef266e0-0f42-65ba-b50d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)