Great-circle route LGW ↔ BKK. Faint dots are other airports, for geographic context. Download this map — free to reuse with a link back to this page.
Frequencies below are per direction, from our most recent schedule sample.
| Direction | Frequency | Days | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGW → BKK London to Bangkok |
3/wk | Wed Fri Sun | British Airways |
| BKK → LGW Bangkok to London |
3/wk | Mon Thu Sat | British Airways |
Where a direction shows “—” we track it as an operating nonstop but hold no schedule sample for it — we would rather show nothing than guess.
British Airways is the only airline flying the LGW–BKK nonstop.
Recent scheduled departures on this route have used the Boeing 777.
Aircraft assignments change by season and by time of day.
On a long east–west route like this one the two directions do not take the same time. Aircraft flying eastbound ride the mid-latitude jet stream and typically arrive earlier than the westbound leg, which flies into it. The difference is commonly 30 to 90 minutes on transatlantic and transpacific flights, and it varies by season. The estimate above does not model wind — treat it as a midpoint and check the airline's own timetable for the block time on your date.
The distance between London Gatwick Airport and Suvarnabhumi Airport is 5,947 miles, or 9,571 kilometres.
| Great-circle distance | 5,947 mi |
| Kilometres | 9,571 km |
| Nautical miles | 5,168 nmi |
Measured airport to airport. The actual track is longer — aircraft follow airways, avoid restricted airspace and route around weather.
Yes. British Airways flies the route nonstop, with about 6 departures a week across both directions. The route is in our live nonstop dataset, last seeded 2026-07-07.
About 11h 56m in the air. That is a great-circle estimate from the 5,947-mile distance, not a scheduled block time — an airline's published time will differ by roughly 15 to 45 minutes depending on routing, winds and taxi.
About 3 a week from London to Bangkok and 3 a week from Bangkok to London, from our most recent schedule sample.
British Airways.
Recent scheduled departures have used the Boeing 777. Assignments change by season and by time of day.
