# Distance from Zambezi (BBZ) to Kolkata (CCU)

> 8,172 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,172 km / 5,078 mi / 4,412 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 247° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Zambia) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 09:47 in Zambezi, it's 13:17 in Kolkata)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,522 ft (CCU is lower than BBZ)

## Airports

### [Zambezi Airport (BBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbz-zambezi-zambezi-airport/1ef266de-db4a-67c2-8c5b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zambezi, Zambia
- ICAO: FLZB
- Timezone: Africa/Lusaka
- Coordinates: -13.540000, 23.110000
- Elevation: 3,538 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 09:47 in Zambezi, it's 13:17 in Kolkata.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Zambezi Airport (BBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bbz-zambezi-zambezi-airport/1ef266de-db4a-67c2-8c5b-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)