# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Kalemie Airport (FMI)

> 8,183 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,183 km / 5,085 mi / 4,419 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 12:01 in Bangkok, it's 07:01 in Kalemie Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,564 ft (FMI 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

### [Kalemie Airport (FMI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fmi-kalemie-airport/1ef266de-e501-6dc4-b675-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kalemie Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZRF
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -5.880000, 29.250000
- Elevation: 2,569 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 12:01 in Bangkok, it's 07:01 in Kalemie Airport.
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)
- [Kalemie Airport (FMI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/fmi-kalemie-airport/1ef266de-e501-6dc4-b675-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)