# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Dwangwa (DWA)

> 7,898 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,898 km / 4,907 mi / 4,264 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 251° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Malawi
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 04:15 in Bangkok, it's 23:15 in Dwangwa)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,600 ft (DWA 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

### [Dwangwa Airport (DWA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dwa-dwangwa-dwangwa-airport/1ef266de-dfe2-65dc-8f79-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dwangwa, Malawi
- ICAO: FWDW
- Timezone: Africa/Blantyre
- Coordinates: -12.520000, 34.130000
- Elevation: 1,605 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 04:15 in Bangkok, it's 23:15 in Dwangwa.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Dwangwa Airport (DWA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dwa-dwangwa-dwangwa-airport/1ef266de-dfe2-65dc-8f79-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)