# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Sainte Marie Airport (SMS)

> 6,554 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,554 km / 4,073 mi / 3,539 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 240° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Madagascar
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 23:15 in Bangkok, it's 19:15 in Sainte Marie Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 2 ft (SMS 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

### [Sainte Marie Airport (SMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sms-sainte-marie-airport/1ef266de-dbae-675e-9a15-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sainte Marie Airport, Madagascar
- ICAO: FMMS
- Timezone: Indian/Antananarivo
- Coordinates: -17.090000, 49.820000
- Elevation: 7 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:15 in Bangkok, it's 19:15 in Sainte Marie Airport.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sainte Marie Airport (SMS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sms-sainte-marie-airport/1ef266de-dbae-675e-9a15-06bb2780ed98)
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