# Distance from Butaritari Atoll (BBG) to Kolkata (CCU)

> 9,297 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,297 km / 5,777 mi / 5,020 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 292° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 89° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Kiribati) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -6.5h (When it's 07:35 in Butaritari Atoll, it's 01:05 in Kolkata)
- **Elevation difference**: 11 ft (CCU is higher than BBG)

## Airports

### [Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbg-butaritari-atoll-butaritari-atoll-airport/1ef266df-70b8-6a02-9718-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati
- ICAO: NGTU
- Timezone: Pacific/Tarawa
- Coordinates: 3.090000, 172.810000
- Elevation: 5 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 07:35 in Butaritari Atoll, it's 01:05 in Kolkata.
With a 6.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbg-butaritari-atoll-butaritari-atoll-airport/1ef266df-70b8-6a02-9718-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)