# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Lodja (LJA)

> 8,730 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,730 km / 5,425 mi / 4,714 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 264° (west)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 03:18 in Bangkok, it's 22:18 in Lodja)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,642 ft (LJA 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

### [Lodja Airport (LJA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lja-lodja-lodja-airport/1ef266de-e5a3-6296-9b82-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lodja, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZVA
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: -3.420000, 23.450000
- Elevation: 1,647 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 03:18 in Bangkok, it's 22:18 in Lodja.
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)
- [Lodja Airport (LJA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lja-lodja-lodja-airport/1ef266de-e5a3-6296-9b82-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)