# Distance from Basse Terre (BBR) to Kolkata (CCU)

> 14,630 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,630 km / 9,090 mi / 7,899 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 38° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 320° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (GP) → India
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 16:36 in Basse Terre, it's 02:06 in Kolkata)
- **Elevation difference**: 43 ft (CCU is lower than BBR)

## Airports

### [Baillif Airport (BBR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbr-basse-terre-baillif-airport/1ef266df-dfed-6738-b7f2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Basse Terre, GP
- ICAO: TFFB
- Timezone: America/Guadeloupe
- Coordinates: 16.010000, -61.740000
- Elevation: 59 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 16:36 in Basse Terre, it's 02:06 in Kolkata.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Baillif Airport (BBR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbr-basse-terre-baillif-airport/1ef266df-dfed-6738-b7f2-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)