# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Montego Bay (MBJ)

> 16,434 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,434 km / 10,211 mi / 8,874 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 358° (north)
- **Return heading**: 2° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Jamaica
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 01:20 in Bangkok, it's 13:20 in Montego Bay)
- **Elevation difference**: 1 ft (MBJ 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

### [Sangster International Airport (MBJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbj-montego-bay-sangster-international-airport/1ef266df-6025-6dfc-b133-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Montego Bay, Jamaica
- ICAO: MKJS
- Timezone: America/Jamaica
- Coordinates: 18.500000, -77.910000
- Elevation: 4 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 01:20 in Bangkok, it's 13:20 in Montego Bay.
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)
- [Sangster International Airport (MBJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mbj-montego-bay-sangster-international-airport/1ef266df-6025-6dfc-b133-06bb2780ed98)
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