# Distance from Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP) to Zurich (ZRH)

> 9,038 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,038 km / 5,616 mi / 4,880 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -5h (When it's 10:27 in Nakhon Phanom Airport, it's 05:27 in Zurich)
- **Elevation difference**: 829 ft (ZRH is higher than KOP)

## Airports

### [Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kop-nakhon-phanom-airport/1ef266df-f5ec-67c8-b32d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nakhon Phanom Airport, Thailand
- ICAO: VTUW
- Timezone: Asia/Bangkok
- Coordinates: 17.380000, 104.640000
- Elevation: 587 ft

### [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zurich, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZH
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 47.460000, 8.550000
- Elevation: 1,416 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 Nakhon Phanom Airport, it's 05:27 in Zurich.
The 5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Nakhon Phanom Airport (KOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kop-nakhon-phanom-airport/1ef266df-f5ec-67c8-b32d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zurich Airport (ZRH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zrh-zurich-zurich-airport/1ef266df-57d8-6104-b551-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)