# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Bandundu Airport (FDU)

> 9,380 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,380 km / 5,828 mi / 5,065 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 265° (west)
- **Return heading**: 76° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -6h (When it's 09:54 in Bangkok, it's 03:54 in Bandundu Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,058 ft (FDU 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

### [Bandundu Airport (FDU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fdu-bandundu-airport/1ef266de-e249-6cd0-a0ac-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bandundu Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZBO
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -3.310000, 17.380000
- Elevation: 1,063 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 09:54 in Bangkok, it's 03:54 in Bandundu Airport.
With a 6-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)
- [Bandundu Airport (FDU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fdu-bandundu-airport/1ef266de-e249-6cd0-a0ac-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)