# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to El Rhin (OTU)

> 17,661 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,661 km / 10,974 mi / 9,536 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 347° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 12° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 00:51 in Bangkok, it's 12:51 in El Rhin)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,055 ft (OTU 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

### [Otu Airport (OTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otu-el-rhin-otu-airport/1ef266df-b59b-67a0-9b16-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Rhin, Colombia
- ICAO: SKOT
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 7.010000, -74.720000
- Elevation: 2,060 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 00:51 in Bangkok, it's 12:51 in El Rhin.
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)
- [Otu Airport (OTU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/otu-el-rhin-otu-airport/1ef266df-b59b-67a0-9b16-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)