# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Shageluk (SHX)

> 9,144 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,144 km / 5,682 mi / 4,937 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15h (When it's 09:52 in Bangkok, it's 18:52 in Shageluk)
- **Elevation difference**: 74 ft (SHX 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

### [Shageluk Airport (SHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shx-shageluk-shageluk-airport/1ef266df-86c1-6290-af9d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shageluk, United States
- ICAO: PAHX
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 62.690000, -159.570000
- Elevation: 79 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 09:52 in Bangkok, it's 18:52 in Shageluk.
With a 15-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)
- [Shageluk Airport (SHX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shx-shageluk-shageluk-airport/1ef266df-86c1-6290-af9d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)