# Distance from Bangkok (BKK) to Tubuai Airport (TUB)

> 12,594 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,594 km / 7,826 mi / 6,800 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 110° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 275° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Thailand) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -17h (When it's 01:53 in Bangkok, it's 08:53 in Tubuai Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 2 ft (TUB 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

### [Tubuai Airport (TUB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tub-tubuai-airport/1ef266df-7329-62b4-b842-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tubuai Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTAT
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -23.370000, -149.520000
- Elevation: 7 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 01:53 in Bangkok, it's 08:53 in Tubuai Airport.
With a 17-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bkk-bangkok-suvarnabhumi-airport/1ef266df-f511-6042-a32f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tubuai Airport (TUB)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tub-tubuai-airport/1ef266df-7329-62b4-b842-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)