# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Chicago/West Chicago (DPA)

> 13,765 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,765 km / 8,553 mi / 7,433 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 8° (north)
- **Return heading**: 349° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 11:30 in Bangkok, it's 23:30 in Chicago/West Chicago)
- **Elevation difference**: 754 ft (DPA 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

### [Dupage Airport (DPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dpa-chicagowest-chicago-dupage-airport/1ef266df-1797-6aa4-891c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chicago/West Chicago, United States
- ICAO: KDPA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.910000, -88.250000
- Elevation: 759 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 11:30 in Bangkok, it's 23:30 in Chicago/West Chicago.
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)
- [Dupage Airport (DPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dpa-chicagowest-chicago-dupage-airport/1ef266df-1797-6aa4-891c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)