# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Plato (PLT)

> 17,358 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,358 km / 10,786 mi / 9,373 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 349° (north)
- **Return heading**: 11° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 15:23 in Bangkok, it's 03:23 in Plato)
- **Elevation difference**: 64 ft (PLT 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

### [Plato Airport (PLT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plt-plato-plato-airport/1ef266df-b5c6-6ff4-8f2a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Plato, Colombia
- ICAO: SKPL
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 9.800000, -74.780000
- Elevation: 69 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 15:23 in Bangkok, it's 03:23 in Plato.
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)
- [Plato Airport (PLT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/plt-plato-plato-airport/1ef266df-b5c6-6ff4-8f2a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)