# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Santa Cruz das Flores (FLW)

> 12,289 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,289 km / 7,636 mi / 6,635 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 322° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 51° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Portugal
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 05:44 in Bangkok, it's 22:44 in Santa Cruz das Flores)
- **Elevation difference**: 107 ft (FLW 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

### [Flores Airport (FLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/flw-santa-cruz-das-flores-flores-airport/1ef266df-5580-687a-a4f4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Santa Cruz das Flores, Portugal
- ICAO: LPFL
- Timezone: Atlantic/Azores
- Coordinates: 39.460000, -31.130000
- Elevation: 112 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 05:44 in Bangkok, it's 22:44 in Santa Cruz das Flores.
With a 7-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)
- [Flores Airport (FLW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/flw-santa-cruz-das-flores-flores-airport/1ef266df-5580-687a-a4f4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)