# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Wau (WUG)

> 5,587 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,587 km / 3,472 mi / 3,017 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 112° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 295° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Papua New Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 13:26 in Bangkok, it's 16:26 in Wau)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,595 ft (WUG 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

### [Wau Airport (WUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wug-wau-wau-airport/1ef266de-9c65-6ce6-85ff-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wau, Papua New Guinea
- ICAO: AYWU
- Timezone: Pacific/Port_Moresby
- Coordinates: -7.350000, 146.720000
- Elevation: 3,600 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 13:26 in Bangkok, it's 16:26 in Wau.
The 3-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)
- [Wau Airport (WUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wug-wau-wau-airport/1ef266de-9c65-6ce6-85ff-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)