# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Sao Carlos (QSC)

> 16,580 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,580 km / 10,302 mi / 8,953 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 250° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 100° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 16:07 in Bangkok, it's 06:07 in Sao Carlos)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,644 ft (QSC 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

### [Sao Carlos Airport (QSC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qsc-sao-carlos-sao-carlos-airport/1ef266df-a2f0-6aba-943b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Carlos, Brazil
- ICAO: SDSC
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -21.880000, -47.900000
- Elevation: 2,649 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 16:07 in Bangkok, it's 06:07 in Sao Carlos.
With a 10-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)
- [Sao Carlos Airport (QSC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qsc-sao-carlos-sao-carlos-airport/1ef266df-a2f0-6aba-943b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)