# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Tarapoa (TPC)

> 18,474 km · estimated flight time 23h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 18,474 km / 11,479 mi / 9,975 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 23h
- **Heading**: 348° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 12° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Ecuador
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 23:29 in Bangkok, it's 11:29 in Tarapoa)
- **Elevation difference**: 809 ft (TPC 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

### [Tarapoa Airport (TPC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpc-tarapoa-tarapoa-airport/1ef266df-a5c1-67da-8cc3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tarapoa, Ecuador
- ICAO: SETR
- Timezone: America/Guayaquil
- Coordinates: -0.120000, -76.340000
- Elevation: 814 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 23:29 in Bangkok, it's 11:29 in Tarapoa.
With a 12-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)
- [Tarapoa Airport (TPC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpc-tarapoa-tarapoa-airport/1ef266df-a5c1-67da-8cc3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)