# Distance from Arequipa (AQP) to Kolkata (CCU)

> 17,810 km · estimated flight time 22h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,810 km / 11,067 mi / 9,617 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 22h
- **Heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 285° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → India
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.5h (When it's 19:42 in Arequipa, it's 06:12 in Kolkata)
- **Elevation difference**: 8,389 ft (CCU is lower than AQP)

## Airports

### [Rodriguez Ballon International Airport (AQP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aqp-arequipa-rodriguez-ballon-international-airport/1ef266df-c508-6080-8d80-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arequipa, Peru
- ICAO: SPQU
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -16.340000, -71.580000
- Elevation: 8,405 ft

### [Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccu-kolkata-netaji-subhash-chandra-bose-international-airport/1ef266df-f023-6fe4-a8d5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kolkata, India
- ICAO: VECC
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 22.650000, 88.450000
- Elevation: 16 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 19:42 in Arequipa, it's 06:12 in Kolkata.
With a 10.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Rodriguez Ballon International Airport (AQP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/aqp-arequipa-rodriguez-ballon-international-airport/1ef266df-c508-6080-8d80-06bb2780ed98)
- [Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccu-kolkata-netaji-subhash-chandra-bose-international-airport/1ef266df-f023-6fe4-a8d5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)