# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Opelousas (OPL)

> 14,903 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,903 km / 9,260 mi / 8,047 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 15° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 20:57 in Bangkok, it's 08:57 in Opelousas)
- **Elevation difference**: 69 ft (OPL 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

### [St Landry Parish Airport (OPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/opl-opelousas-st-landry-parish-airport/1ef266df-30f2-6dd2-a479-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Opelousas, United States
- ICAO: KOPL
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 30.600000, -92.100000
- Elevation: 74 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 20:57 in Bangkok, it's 08:57 in Opelousas.
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)
- [St Landry Parish Airport (OPL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/opl-opelousas-st-landry-parish-airport/1ef266df-30f2-6dd2-a479-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)