# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Cartago (CRC)

> 17,933 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,933 km / 11,143 mi / 9,683 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 350° (north)
- **Return heading**: 10° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 04:35 in Bangkok, it's 16:35 in Cartago)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,974 ft (CRC 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

### [Santa Ana Airport (CRC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/crc-cartago-santa-ana-airport/1ef266df-b4e9-66c2-ba60-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cartago, Colombia
- ICAO: SKGO
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 4.760000, -75.960000
- Elevation: 2,979 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 04:35 in Bangkok, it's 16:35 in Cartago.
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)
- [Santa Ana Airport (CRC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/crc-cartago-santa-ana-airport/1ef266df-b4e9-66c2-ba60-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)