# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Cherokee (CKA)

> 14,070 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,070 km / 8,743 mi / 7,597 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 19° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 337° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12h (When it's 23:26 in Bangkok, it's 11:26 in Cherokee)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,198 ft (CKA is higher than BKK)

## Airports

### [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://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

### [Kegelman Af Aux Field (CKA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cka-cherokee-kegelman-af-aux-field/1ef266df-13fc-62a0-ab35-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cherokee, United States
- ICAO: KCKA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 36.740000, -98.120000
- Elevation: 1,203 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 23:26 in Bangkok, it's 11:26 in Cherokee.
With a 12-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kegelman Af Aux Field (CKA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/cka-cherokee-kegelman-af-aux-field/1ef266df-13fc-62a0-ab35-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)