# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Takume (TJN)

> 13,260 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,260 km / 8,239 mi / 7,160 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 101° (east)
- **Return heading**: 277° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 12:20 in Bangkok, it's 19:20 in Takume)
- **Elevation difference**: 2 ft (TJN 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

### [Takume Airport (TJN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tjn-takume-takume-airport/1ef266df-739e-6852-a60e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Takume, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTKM
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.850000, -142.270000
- Elevation: 7 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 12:20 in Bangkok, it's 19:20 in Takume.
With a 17-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)
- [Takume Airport (TJN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tjn-takume-takume-airport/1ef266df-739e-6852-a60e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)