Nonstop flight route between Panama City, Panama and Wuhan, Hubei, China:
Departure Airport:
(9°4'17"N by 79°23'0"W)
Arrival Airport:
(30°47'0"N by 114°12'29"E)
Distance from PTY to WUH:
9,539.41 miles (15,352.16 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tocumen International Airport (PTY), Panama City, Panama and Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH), Wuhan, Hubei, China would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,539 miles (or 15,352 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 Wuhan Tianhe International 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 Wuhan Tianhe International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | PTY / MPTO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Panama City, Panama |
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°4'17"N by 79°23'0"W |
| Area Served: | Panama City |
| Operator/Owner: | Tocumen S.A. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 135 feet (41 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from PTY |
| More Information: | PTY Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | WUH / ZHHH |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| GPS Coordinates: | 30°47'0"N by 114°12'29"E |
| Area Served: | Wuhan |
| Operator/Owner: | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Co. Ltd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 112 feet (34 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from WUH |
| More Information: | WUH Maps & Info |
Facts about Tocumen International Airport (PTY):
- 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 first Tocumen International Airport was inaugurated on June 1, 1947 by President Enrique A.
- Tocumen International Airport (PTY) has 2 runways.
- The new facilities include platforms, taxiways and a new road which connect both the cargo terminal and the airport's administration building.
- The name of the airport was changed in 1981 by the military government for Omar Torrijos International Airport, in honor to the Panamanian leader who died in July 31, 1981, at the age of 52 in a plane crash in Cerro Marta, Coclesito in very bad conditions.
- Tocumen International Airport handled 7,784,328 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "Tocumen International Airport", another name for PTY is "Aeropuerto Internacional de Tocumen".
- 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 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.
Facts about Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH):
- Because of Wuhan Tianhe International Airport's relatively low elevation of 112 feet, planes can take off or land at Wuhan Tianhe 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.
- Airport departure hall
- Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) currently has only 1 runway.
- Plans also exist to eventually extend Line 2 of Wuhan Metro to Tianhe Airport.
- Wuhan Tianhe International Airport handled 11,646,789 passengers last year.
- Parking garage under the airport
- The furthest airport from Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) is La Cumbre Airport (LCM), which is nearly antipodal to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (meaning Wuhan Tianhe International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from La Cumbre Airport), and is located 12,361 miles (19,892 kilometers) away in La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina.
- Presently, Tianhe is the only civilian airport in the Wuhan metropolitan area.
- The closest airport to Wuhan Tianhe International Airport (WUH) is Shashi Airport (SHS), which is located 119 miles (192 kilometers) WSW of WUH.
- In addition to being known as "Wuhan Tianhe International Airport", other names for WUH include "武汉天河国际机场" and "Wǔhàn Tiānhé Guójì Jīchǎng".
- International terminal
- The future Wuhan–Xiaogan Intercity Railway, one of the lines of the Wuhan Metropolitan Area Intercity Railway, will serve Wuhan Tianhe Airport.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 13.55 miles (21.81 km) WSW | Albrook "Marcos A. Gelabert" International Airport (PAC) | Panama City, Panama |     |
| 2 | 38.44 miles (61.86 km) WNW | Enrique Adolfo Jiménez Airport (ONX) | Colón, Panama | |
| 3 | 38.78 miles (62.42 km) SE | Contadora Airport (OTD) | Contadora Island, Panama | |
| 4 | 69.95 miles (112.57 km) SW | Río Hato / Scarlett Martinez Airport (RIH) | Cocle, Panama | |
| 5 | 80.07 miles (128.86 km) ENE | Playón Chico Airport (PYC) | Ukupseni, Guna Yala, Panama | |
| 6 | 93.55 miles (150.55 km) E | Achutupo Airport (ACU) | Achutupo, Panama | |
| 7 | 98.28 miles (158.17 km) SE | Garachiné Airport (GHE) | Garachiné, Panama | |
| 8 | 112.97 miles (181.81 km) E | Mulatupo Airport (MPP) | Mulatupo, Panamá | |
| 9 | 126.58 miles (203.71 km) WSW | Ruben Cantu Airport (SYP) | Santiago de Veraguas, Panama | |
| 10 | 147.34 miles (237.12 km) ESE | Alcides Fernández Airport (ACD) | Acandí, Colombia | |
| 11 | 196.44 miles (316.13 km) W | Bocas del Toro "Isla Colón" International Airport (BOC) | Bocas Town, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 12 | 201.99 miles (325.07 km) ESE | Antonio Roldán Betancourt Airport (APO) | Apartadó, Colombia | |
| 13 | 213.62 miles (343.79 km) WSW | Enrique Malek International Airport (DAV) | David, Chiriquí Province, Panama | |
| 14 | 217.48 miles (350.00 km) W | Changuinola "Capitan Manuel Niño" International Airport (CHX) | Changuinola, Bocas del Toro, Panama | |
| 15 | 240.49 miles (387.03 km) SE | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,101.44 miles (19,475.34 km) SE | Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK) | Cocos Islands, Australia | |
| 2 | 12,078.41 miles (19,438.27 km) WSW | Christmas Island Airport (XCH) | Christmas Island, Australia | |
| 3 | 12,057.99 miles (19,405.41 km) SSW | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,027.19 miles (19,355.83 km) SW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 11,995.21 miles (19,304.38 km) SW | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 11,975.86 miles (19,273.23 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 11,965.49 miles (19,256.54 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 11,951.07 miles (19,233.33 km) S | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 11,951.01 miles (19,233.24 km) S | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 11,937.54 miles (19,211.57 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 11,926.44 miles (19,193.70 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 11,901.63 miles (19,153.77 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 11,882.63 miles (19,123.19 km) SSW | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 11,871.51 miles (19,105.29 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 11,863.91 miles (19,093.07 km) S | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 119.10 miles (191.67 km) WSW | Shashi Airport (SHS) | Jingzhou, Hubei, China | |
| 2 | 131.20 miles (211.14 km) SE | Jiujiang Lushan Airport (JIU) | Jiujiang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 3 | 147.25 miles (236.97 km) NW | Xiangyang Liuji Airport (XFN) | Xiangfan, Hubei, China | |
| 4 | 162.88 miles (262.13 km) W | Yichang Sanxia Airport (YIH) | Yichang, Hubei, China | |
| 5 | 166.90 miles (268.60 km) SE | Nanchang Changbei International Airport (KHN) | Nanchang, Jiangxi, China | |
| 6 | 169.45 miles (272.71 km) E | Anqing Tianzhushan Airport (AQG) | Anqing, Anhui, China | |
| 7 | 170.43 miles (274.28 km) NNE | Fuyang Xiguan Airport (FUG) | Fuyang, Anhui, China | |
| 8 | 178.26 miles (286.88 km) NNW | Nanyang Jiangying Airport (NNY) | Nanyang, Henan, China | |
| 9 | 188.34 miles (303.10 km) SSW | Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) | Changsha, Hunan, China | |
| 10 | 195.02 miles (313.86 km) ENE | Hefei Luogang International Airport (HFE) | Hefei, Anhui, China | |
| 11 | 200.69 miles (322.98 km) SW | Changde Taohuayuan Airport (CGD) | Changde, Hunan, China | |
| 12 | 203.62 miles (327.69 km) ESE | Jingdezhen Luojia Airport (JDZ) | Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, China | |
| 13 | 206.01 miles (331.53 km) S | Yichun Mingyueshan Airport (YIC) | Yichun, Jiangxi, China | |
| 14 | 206.55 miles (332.40 km) E | Chizhou Jiuhuashan Airport (JUH) | Chizhou and Tongling, Anhui, China | |
| 15 | 231.76 miles (372.98 km) NE | Bengbu Airport (BFU) | Bengbu, Anhui, China | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,360.52 miles (19,892.29 km) WSW | La Cumbre Airport (LCM) | La Cumbre, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 2 | 12,347.96 miles (19,872.06 km) SSW | Villa Dolores Airport (VDR) | Villa Dolores, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 3 | 12,336.25 miles (19,853.22 km) WSW | Ingeniero Aeronáutico Ambrosio L.V. Taravella International Airport (COR) | Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina | |
| 4 | 12,322.83 miles (19,831.63 km) SSE | Capitán Vicente Almandos Almonacid Airport (IRJ) | La Rioja, Argentina | |
| 5 | 12,285.43 miles (19,771.43 km) S | Coronel Felipe Varela International Airport (CTC) | Catamarca, Catamarca, Argentina | |
| 6 | 12,270.87 miles (19,748.01 km) ESE | Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Airport (UAQ) | San Juan Province, Argentina | |
| 7 | 12,261.57 miles (19,733.04 km) S | Brigadier Mayor Cesar Raúl Ojeda Airport (LUQ) | San Luis, Argentina | |
| 8 | 12,210.83 miles (19,651.38 km) SE | Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) | Mendoza, Mendoza Province, Argentina | |
| 9 | 12,209.09 miles (19,648.58 km) SSW | Vicecomodoro Ángel de la Paz Aragonés Airport (SDE) | Santiago del Estero, Argentina | |
| 10 | 12,197.87 miles (19,630.51 km) WSW | Ceres Airport (CRR) | Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina | |
| 11 | 12,161.22 miles (19,571.54 km) S | Teniente General Benjamín Matienzo International Airport (TUC) | San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina | |
| 12 | 12,133.25 miles (19,526.52 km) SSE | San Rafael Airport (AFA) | San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina | |
| 13 | 12,115.53 miles (19,498.00 km) WSW | General Justo José de Urquiza Airport (PRA) | Paraná, Entre Ríos, Argentina | |
| 14 | 12,108.89 miles (19,487.32 km) E | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 15 | 12,108.46 miles (19,486.64 km) WSW | Rosario – Islas Malvinas International Airport (ROS) | Rosario, Argentina | |