# Distance from Basongo (BAN) to Bangkok (BKK)

> 9,080 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,080 km / 5,642 mi / 4,903 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 263° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Thailand
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 23:03 in Basongo, it's 04:03 in Bangkok)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,635 ft (BKK is lower than BAN)

## Airports

### [Basongo Airport (BAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ban-basongo-basongo-airport/1ef266de-e5dd-6ab8-a0a8-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Basongo, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZVR
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -4.320000, 20.430000
- Elevation: 1,640 ft

### [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bangkok, Thailand
- ICAO: VTBS
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 13.680000, 100.750000
- Elevation: 5 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 23:03 in Basongo, it's 04:03 in Bangkok.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Basongo Airport (BAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ban-basongo-basongo-airport/1ef266de-e5dd-6ab8-a0a8-06bb2780ed98)
- [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)