# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Skukuza (SZK)

> 8,636 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,636 km / 5,366 mi / 4,663 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 240° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 01:40 in Bangkok, it's 20:40 in Skukuza)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,015 ft (SZK 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

### [Skukuza Airport (SZK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/szk-skukuza-skukuza-airport/1ef266de-d4a8-6a86-af6e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Skukuza, South Africa
- ICAO: FASZ
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -24.960000, 31.590000
- Elevation: 1,020 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 01:40 in Bangkok, it's 20:40 in Skukuza.
The 5-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)
- [Skukuza Airport (SZK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/szk-skukuza-skukuza-airport/1ef266de-d4a8-6a86-af6e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)