# Distance from Mumbai (BOM) to Cherokee (CKA)

> 13,735 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,735 km / 8,535 mi / 7,417 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 351° (north)
- **Return heading**: 10° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10.5h (When it's 22:48 in Mumbai, it's 12:18 in Cherokee)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,166 ft (CKA is higher than BOM)

## Airports

### [Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bom-mumbai-chhatrapati-shivaji-international-airport/1ef266df-eed6-6a1a-9d01-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mumbai, India
- ICAO: VABB
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 19.090000, 72.870000
- Elevation: 37 ft

### [Kegelman Af Aux Field (CKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cka-cherokee-kegelman-af-aux-field/1ef266df-13fc-62a0-ab35-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cherokee, United States
- ICAO: KCKA
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 36.740000, -98.120000
- Elevation: 1,203 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 22:48 in Mumbai, it's 12:18 in Cherokee.
With a 10.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bom-mumbai-chhatrapati-shivaji-international-airport/1ef266df-eed6-6a1a-9d01-06bb2780ed98)
- [Kegelman Af Aux Field (CKA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cka-cherokee-kegelman-af-aux-field/1ef266df-13fc-62a0-ab35-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)