# Distance from Bloemfontain (BFN) to Kolkata (CCU)

> 8,793 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,793 km / 5,464 mi / 4,748 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 232° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.5h (When it's 07:02 in Bloemfontain, it's 10:32 in Kolkata)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,442 ft (CCU is lower than BFN)

## Airports

### [J B M Hertzog International Airport (BFN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfn-bloemfontain-j-b-m-hertzog-international-airport/1ef266de-d0e6-6952-b171-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Bloemfontain, South Africa
- ICAO: FABL
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -29.090000, 26.300000
- Elevation: 4,458 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 07:02 in Bloemfontain, it's 10:32 in Kolkata.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [J B M Hertzog International Airport (BFN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bfn-bloemfontain-j-b-m-hertzog-international-airport/1ef266de-d0e6-6952-b171-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)