- Great circle
- 8,451 km
- 5,251 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 11h 00m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 48.3°N
- at 6% along
- One lap of Earth
- 21.1%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 73rd longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Vienna the path crosses Slovakia, then Hungary, then Ukraine, then Russia, then Kazakhstan, then Uzbekistan, then Tajikistan, then Afghanistan, then Pakistan, then India, then China, then Nepal, then India, then Bangladesh, then Myanmar, then Thailand.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 48.3°N, 6% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 8,707 km. That is 256 km further, about 3% more, and roughly 19m of extra flying.
Leaving Vienna the aircraft points east (85°); it arrives into Bangkok heading south-east (137°). That is 52° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
Vienna to Bangkok, asked and answered
- How far is Vienna to Bangkok?
- Vienna to Bangkok (VIE to BKK) is 8,451 km, or 5,251 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Vienna to Bangkok?
- About 11h 00m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Vienna to Bangkok flight take?
- The great circle passes over Slovakia, then Hungary, then Ukraine, then Russia, then Kazakhstan, then Uzbekistan, then Tajikistan, then Afghanistan, then Pakistan, then India, then China, then Nepal, then India, then Bangladesh, then Myanmar, then Thailand. It reaches 48.3°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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