# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Palm Springs (TRM)

> 13,461 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,461 km / 8,364 mi / 7,268 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 02:42 in Bangkok, it's 12:42 in Palm Springs)
- **Elevation difference**: 119 ft (TRM is lower 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

### [Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trm-palm-springs-jacqueline-cochran-regional-airport/1ef266df-3c28-6da0-b1fd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Palm Springs, United States
- ICAO: KTRM
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Coordinates: 33.630000, -116.160000
- Elevation: -114 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 02:42 in Bangkok, it's 12:42 in Palm Springs.
With a 14-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)
- [Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport (TRM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/trm-palm-springs-jacqueline-cochran-regional-airport/1ef266df-3c28-6da0-b1fd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)