# Distance from Seoul (ICN) to Bo (KBS)

> 13,358 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,358 km / 8,301 mi / 7,213 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Korea) → Sierra Leone
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -9h (When it's 10:27 in Seoul, it's 01:27 in Bo)
- **Elevation difference**: 305 ft (KBS is higher than ICN)

## Airports

### [Incheon International Airport (ICN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/icn-seoul-incheon-international-airport/1ef266df-8e0e-6aac-85a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Seoul, South Korea
- ICAO: RKSI
- Timezone: Asia/Seoul
- Coordinates: 37.470000, 126.450000
- Elevation: 23 ft

### [Bo Airport (KBS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbs-bo-bo-airport/1ef266de-e7e0-6180-815d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bo, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFBO
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 7.940000, -11.760000
- Elevation: 328 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 10:27 in Seoul, it's 01:27 in Bo.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Incheon International Airport (ICN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/icn-seoul-incheon-international-airport/1ef266df-8e0e-6aac-85a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Bo Airport (KBS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kbs-bo-bo-airport/1ef266de-e7e0-6180-815d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)