# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Los Angeles (LSQ)

> 17,292 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,292 km / 10,745 mi / 9,337 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 193° (south southwest)
- **Return heading**: 164° (south southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → Chile
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -11h (When it's 09:40 in Bangkok, it's 22:40 in Los Angeles)
- **Elevation difference**: 369 ft (LSQ 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

### [Maria Dolores Airport (LSQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lsq-los-angeles-maria-dolores-airport/1ef266df-9a63-6dca-973c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Los Angeles, Chile
- ICAO: SCGE
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -37.400000, -72.430000
- Elevation: 374 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 09:40 in Bangkok, it's 22:40 in Los Angeles.
With a 11-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Maria Dolores Airport (LSQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lsq-los-angeles-maria-dolores-airport/1ef266df-9a63-6dca-973c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)