# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Wanaka Airport (WKA)

> 9,455 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,455 km / 5,875 mi / 5,105 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 138° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → New Zealand
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +5h (When it's 11:29 in Bangkok, it's 16:29 in Wanaka Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,137 ft (WKA 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

### [Wanaka Airport (WKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wka-wanaka-airport/1ef266df-7823-6f26-9708-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wanaka Airport, New Zealand
- ICAO: NZWF
- Timezone: Pacific/Auckland
- Coordinates: -44.720000, 169.250000
- Elevation: 1,142 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 11:29 in Bangkok, it's 16:29 in Wanaka Airport.
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)
- [Wanaka Airport (WKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wka-wanaka-airport/1ef266df-7823-6f26-9708-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)