# Distance from Axum Airport (AXU) to Kolkata (CCU)

> 5,303 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,303 km / 3,295 mi / 2,863 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 72° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 269° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Ethiopia) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.5h (When it's 06:15 in Axum Airport, it's 08:45 in Kolkata)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,943 ft (CCU is lower than AXU)

## Airports

### [Axum Airport (AXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axu-axum-airport/1ef266de-e9d9-6e82-9455-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Axum Airport, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAAX
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 14.150000, 38.770000
- Elevation: 6,959 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 a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 06:15 in Axum Airport, it's 08:45 in Kolkata.

## Related

- [Axum Airport (AXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/axu-axum-airport/1ef266de-e9d9-6e82-9455-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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