Nonstop flight route between Panama City, Panama and Bintulu, Malaysia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tocumen International Airport (PTY), Panama City, Panama and Bintulu Airport (BTU), Bintulu, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 11,237 miles (or 18,084 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Tocumen International Airport and Bintulu Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Tocumen International Airport and Bintulu Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tocumen International Airport (PTY):

• The next step of the modernization project was the purchasing of new equipment to provide service and support to the common areas of the airport.
• Because of Tocumen International Airport's relatively low elevation of 135 feet, planes can take off or land at Tocumen International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from Tocumen International Airport (PTY) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is nearly antipodal to Tocumen International Airport (meaning Tocumen International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport), and is located 12,101 miles (19,475 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• The new facilities include platforms, taxiways and a new road which connect both the cargo terminal and the airport's administration building.
• Tocumen International Airport (PTY) has 2 runways.
• The closest airport to Tocumen International Airport (PTY) is Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC), which is located only 14 miles (22 kilometers) WSW of PTY.
• Tocumen International Airport handled 7,784,328 passengers last year.
• Tocumen International Airport is a regional hub for commercial flights heading to and from The Caribbean, South America, North America and Central America.
• In addition to being known as "Tocumen International Airport", another name for PTY is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen".
• Tocumen International Airport is also the home airport of Copa Airlines.
• The main passenger terminal was expanded 20,830 m2 at a cost of approximately US$ 21 million.

Facts about Bintulu Airport (BTU):

• Bintulu Airport (BTU) currently has only 1 runway.
• Bintulu Airport handled 779,774 passengers last year.
• Because of Bintulu Airport's relatively low elevation of 74 feet, planes can take off or land at Bintulu Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• In 1963, bigger types of aircraft such as DC-3 services were introduced.
• The furthest airport from Bintulu Airport (BTU) is Carauari Airport (CAF), which is nearly antipodal to Bintulu Airport (meaning Bintulu Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Carauari Airport), and is located 12,315 miles (19,820 kilometers) away in Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Bintulu Airport", other names for BTU include "Lapangan Terbang Bintulu" and "民都鲁机场".
• The closest airport to Bintulu Airport (BTU) is Belaga Airport (BLG), which is located 61 miles (99 kilometers) ESE of BTU.