# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to El Banco (ELB)

> 17,421 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,421 km / 10,825 mi / 9,407 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 13° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 06:29 in Bangkok, it's 18:29 in El Banco)
- **Elevation difference**: 106 ft (ELB 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

### [Las Flores Airport (ELB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elb-el-banco-las-flores-airport/1ef266df-b42b-619a-b8a1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Banco, Colombia
- ICAO: SKBC
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 9.050000, -73.970000
- Elevation: 111 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 06:29 in Bangkok, it's 18:29 in El Banco.
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)
- [Las Flores Airport (ELB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/elb-el-banco-las-flores-airport/1ef266df-b42b-619a-b8a1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)