# Distance from Bahia Negra (BFA) to Kolkata (CCU)

> 16,558 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,558 km / 10,288 mi / 8,940 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 268° (west)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Paraguay) → India
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8.5h (When it's 23:58 in Bahia Negra, it's 08:28 in Kolkata)
- **Elevation difference**: 261 ft (CCU is lower than BFA)

## Airports

### [Bahia Negra Airport (BFA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfa-bahia-negra-bahia-negra-airport/1ef266df-a5e1-6a3a-9b7e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bahia Negra, Paraguay
- ICAO: SGBN
- Timezone: America/Asuncion
- Coordinates: -20.220000, -58.180000
- Elevation: 277 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 23:58 in Bahia Negra, it's 08:28 in Kolkata.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bahia Negra Airport (BFA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfa-bahia-negra-bahia-negra-airport/1ef266df-a5e1-6a3a-9b7e-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)