# Distance from Mumbai (BOM) to Petrolina (PNZ)

> 12,798 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,798 km / 7,952 mi / 6,910 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 73° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 02:16 in Mumbai, it's 17:46 in Petrolina)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,226 ft (PNZ 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

### [Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pnz-petrolina-senador-nilo-coelho-airport/1ef266df-9565-609e-8d28-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Petrolina, Brazil
- ICAO: SBPL
- Timezone: America/Bahia
- Coordinates: -9.360000, -40.570000
- Elevation: 1,263 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 02:16 in Mumbai, it's 17:46 in Petrolina.
With a 8.5-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)
- [Senador Nilo Coelho Airport (PNZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pnz-petrolina-senador-nilo-coelho-airport/1ef266df-9565-609e-8d28-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)