✈ BKK → JFK
BANGKOK → NEW YORK: 17H 21M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.
Flight from Bangkok to New York
From Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Thailand Asia → JFK (JFK), USA North America
How long is the flight from Bangkok to New York?
A nonstop flight from Bangkok (BKK) to New York (JFK) takes about 17 hours 21 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,666 miles (13,947 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
17h 21m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,666 mi
13,947 km · great-circle
Avg speed
804 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Bangkok timezone
UTC+7
Asia/Bangkok
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Time difference
-11h
11 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~7.7d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.