# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Kuria (KUC)

> 8,133 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,133 km / 5,054 mi / 4,391 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 94° (east)
- **Return heading**: 284° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Kiribati
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 14:42 in Bangkok, it's 19:42 in Kuria)
- **Elevation difference**: 5 ft (KUC is lower 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

### [Kuria Airport (KUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kuc-kuria-kuria-airport/1ef266df-7084-6496-b316-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kuria, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGKT
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: 0.220000, 173.440000
- Elevation: 0 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 14:42 in Bangkok, it's 19:42 in Kuria.
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)
- [Kuria Airport (KUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kuc-kuria-kuria-airport/1ef266df-7084-6496-b316-06bb2780ed98)
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