# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Joliet (JOT)

> 13,809 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,809 km / 8,580 mi / 7,456 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 8° (north)
- **Return heading**: 349° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 01:58 in Bangkok, it's 13:58 in Joliet)
- **Elevation difference**: 577 ft (JOT 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

### [Joliet Regional Airport (JOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jot-joliet-joliet-regional-airport/1ef266df-245b-6894-b488-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Joliet, United States
- ICAO: KJOT
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.520000, -88.180000
- Elevation: 582 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 01:58 in Bangkok, it's 13:58 in Joliet.
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)
- [Joliet Regional Airport (JOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jot-joliet-joliet-regional-airport/1ef266df-245b-6894-b488-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)