Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
GIS to PFN: distance & flight time
Gisborne (Gisborne Airport) → Panama City (Panama City-Bay Co International Airport)
7,800 mi
12,552 km · 6,778 nm
15h 46m
estimated nonstop flight time
-17h
time difference · heading east
See live GIS→PFN fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
7,800 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 46m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 17-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- GIS — Gisborne Airport · Gisborne, New Zealand
- PFN — Panama City-Bay Co International Airport · Panama City, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near GIS
- WIR · Wairoa Airport39 mi away
- WHK · Whakatane Airport77 mi away
- NPE · Hawke's Bay Airport81 mi away
- ROT · Rotorua Regional Airport98 mi away
Near PFN
- PAM · Tyndall Air Force Base12 mi away
- ECP · Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport12 mi away
- DSI · Destin Executive Airport49 mi away
- AAF · Apalachicola Regional Airport52 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is GIS from PFN?
The flight distance from Gisborne (GIS) to Panama City (PFN) is 7,800 miles (12,552 km, 6,778 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GIS to PFN?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 46m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Gisborne and Panama City?
Panama City is 17 hours behind Gisborne.
What is the cheapest way to fly from GIS to PFN?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on GIS–PFN that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.