# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Columbia (COU)

> 14,024 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,024 km / 8,714 mi / 7,572 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 13° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 344° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 01:35 in Bangkok, it's 13:35 in Columbia)
- **Elevation difference**: 884 ft (COU is higher than BKK)

## Airports

### [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

### [Columbia Regional Airport (COU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cou-columbia-columbia-regional-airport/1ef266df-14be-6d1e-b115-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Columbia, United States
- ICAO: KCOU
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.820000, -92.220000
- Elevation: 889 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 01:35 in Bangkok, it's 13:35 in Columbia.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Columbia Regional Airport (COU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cou-columbia-columbia-regional-airport/1ef266df-14be-6d1e-b115-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)