# Distance from Arutua Airport (AXR) to Kolkata (CCU)

> 14,196 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,196 km / 8,821 mi / 7,665 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 92° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +15.5h (When it's 11:27 in Arutua Airport, it's 02:57 in Kolkata)
- **Elevation difference**: 7 ft (CCU is higher than AXR)

## Airports

### [Arutua Airport (AXR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axr-arutua-airport/1ef266df-737a-6718-8618-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arutua Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGU
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -15.250000, -146.620000
- Elevation: 9 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 11:27 in Arutua Airport, it's 02:57 in Kolkata.
With a 15.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Arutua Airport (AXR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axr-arutua-airport/1ef266df-737a-6718-8618-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)
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