# Distance from Arauca (AUC) to Kolkata (CCU)

> 16,009 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,009 km / 9,947 mi / 8,644 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 34° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 323° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → India
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.5h (When it's 23:04 in Arauca, it's 09:34 in Kolkata)
- **Elevation difference**: 404 ft (CCU is lower than AUC)

## Airports

### [Santiago Perez Airport (AUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auc-arauca-santiago-perez-airport/1ef266df-b64b-6d12-860c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arauca, Colombia
- ICAO: SKUC
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 7.070000, -70.740000
- Elevation: 420 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 23:04 in Arauca, it's 09:34 in Kolkata.
With a 10.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Santiago Perez Airport (AUC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/auc-arauca-santiago-perez-airport/1ef266df-b64b-6d12-860c-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)