# Distance from Basankusu (BSU) to Kolkata (CCU)

> 7,770 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,770 km / 4,828 mi / 4,196 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 263° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → India
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4.5h (When it's 21:34 in Basankusu, it's 02:04 in Kolkata)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,201 ft (CCU is lower than BSU)

## Airports

### [Basankusu Airport (BSU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsu-basankusu-basankusu-airport/1ef266de-e326-6f18-af67-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Basankusu, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZEN
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: 1.220000, 19.790000
- Elevation: 1,217 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 21:34 in Basankusu, it's 02:04 in Kolkata.
The 4.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Basankusu Airport (BSU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bsu-basankusu-basankusu-airport/1ef266de-e326-6f18-af67-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)
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