# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to El Calafate (FTE)

> 15,893 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,893 km / 9,876 mi / 8,582 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 188° (south)
- **Return heading**: 168° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10h (When it's 20:24 in Bangkok, it's 10:24 in El Calafate)
- **Elevation difference**: 664 ft (FTE 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

### [El Calafate Airport (FTE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/fte-el-calafate-el-calafate-airport/1ef266df-92ec-60e2-a04e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Calafate, Argentina
- ICAO: SAWC
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos
- Coordinates: -50.280000, -72.050000
- Elevation: 669 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 20:24 in Bangkok, it's 10:24 in El Calafate.
With a 10-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)
- [El Calafate Airport (FTE)](https://flightduration.online/airport/fte-el-calafate-el-calafate-airport/1ef266df-92ec-60e2-a04e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)