✈ JFK → BKK
17H 21M FROM NEW YORK TO BANGKOK. THIS IS NOT TRAVEL. THIS IS ENDURANCE.
Flight from New York to Bangkok
From JFK (JFK), USA North America → Suvarnabhumi (BKK), Thailand Asia
How long is the flight from New York to Bangkok?
A nonstop flight from New York (JFK) to Bangkok (BKK) 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
New York timezone
UTC-4
America/New_York
Bangkok timezone
UTC+7
Asia/Bangkok
Time difference
+11h
11 hours ahead
Jet lag (rough)
~11d
Eastward — worse
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.