# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Luqa (MLA)

> 8,791 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,791 km / 5,463 mi / 4,747 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 81° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Malta
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 07:31 in Bangkok, it's 02:31 in Luqa)
- **Elevation difference**: 295 ft (MLA 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

### [Luqa Airport (MLA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mla-luqa-luqa-airport/1ef266df-5430-6056-aefe-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Luqa, Malta
- ICAO: LMML
- Timezone: Europe/Malta
- Coordinates: 35.860000, 14.480000
- Elevation: 300 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 07:31 in Bangkok, it's 02:31 in Luqa.
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)
- [Luqa Airport (MLA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mla-luqa-luqa-airport/1ef266df-5430-6056-aefe-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)