# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Alert Bay (YAL)

> 11,504 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,504 km / 7,148 mi / 6,212 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -14h (When it's 10:24 in Bangkok, it's 20:24 in Alert Bay)
- **Elevation difference**: 235 ft (YAL 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

### [Alert Bay Airport (YAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yal-alert-bay-alert-bay-airport/1ef266de-ae71-60f2-877d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Alert Bay, Canada
- ICAO: CYAL
- Timezone: America/Vancouver
- Coordinates: 50.580000, -126.920000
- Elevation: 240 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 10:24 in Bangkok, it's 20:24 in Alert Bay.
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)
- [Alert Bay Airport (YAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yal-alert-bay-alert-bay-airport/1ef266de-ae71-60f2-877d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)