# Distance from Mumbai (BOM) to Potchefstroom (PCF)

> 7,090 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,090 km / 4,406 mi / 3,829 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 226° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 49° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 07:03 in Mumbai, it's 03:33 in Potchefstroom)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,483 ft (PCF 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

### [Potchefstroom Airport (PCF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pcf-potchefstroom-potchefstroom-airport/1ef266de-d403-6f40-b6ee-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Potchefstroom, South Africa
- ICAO: FAPS
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -26.670000, 27.080000
- Elevation: 4,520 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 07:03 in Mumbai, it's 03:33 in Potchefstroom.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bom-mumbai-chhatrapati-shivaji-international-airport/1ef266df-eed6-6a1a-9d01-06bb2780ed98)
- [Potchefstroom Airport (PCF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pcf-potchefstroom-potchefstroom-airport/1ef266de-d403-6f40-b6ee-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)