# Distance from Curitiba (BFH) to Kolkata (CCU)

> 15,724 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,724 km / 9,770 mi / 8,490 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 257° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Brazil) → India
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8.5h (When it's 11:09 in Curitiba, it's 19:39 in Kolkata)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,041 ft (CCU is lower than BFH)

## Airports

### [Bacacheri Airport (BFH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfh-curitiba-bacacheri-airport/1ef266df-93df-6256-b559-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Curitiba, Brazil
- ICAO: SBBI
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -25.410000, -49.230000
- Elevation: 3,057 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 11:09 in Curitiba, it's 19:39 in Kolkata.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Bacacheri Airport (BFH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfh-curitiba-bacacheri-airport/1ef266df-93df-6256-b559-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)