# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Chitre (CTD)

> 17,602 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,602 km / 10,937 mi / 9,504 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 3° (north)
- **Return heading**: 357° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 12:31 in Bangkok, it's 00:31 in Chitre)
- **Elevation difference**: 28 ft (CTD 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

### [Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctd-chitre-alonso-valderrama-airport/1ef266df-64df-6b2c-bbf3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chitre, Panama
- ICAO: MPCE
- Timezone: America/Panama
- Coordinates: 7.990000, -80.410000
- Elevation: 33 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 12:31 in Bangkok, it's 00:31 in Chitre.
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)
- [Alonso Valderrama Airport (CTD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ctd-chitre-alonso-valderrama-airport/1ef266df-64df-6b2c-bbf3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)