# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Sumter (SUM)

> 14,712 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,712 km / 9,142 mi / 7,944 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 1° (north)
- **Return heading**: 359° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 16:41 in Bangkok, it's 05:41 in Sumter)
- **Elevation difference**: 177 ft (SUM 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

### [Sumter Airport (SUM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sum-sumter-sumter-airport/1ef266df-3908-68dc-aefd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sumter, United States
- ICAO: KSMS
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 34.000000, -80.360000
- Elevation: 182 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 16:41 in Bangkok, it's 05:41 in Sumter.
With a 11-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)
- [Sumter Airport (SUM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sum-sumter-sumter-airport/1ef266df-3908-68dc-aefd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)