# Distance from Canaima (CAJ) to Kolkata (CCU)

> 15,536 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,536 km / 9,654 mi / 8,389 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 312° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Venezuela) → India
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 18:25 in Canaima, it's 03:55 in Kolkata)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,434 ft (CCU is lower than CAJ)

## Airports

### [Canaima Airport (CAJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/caj-canaima-canaima-airport/1ef266df-cfa6-6d2a-9903-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Canaima, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVCN
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 6.230000, -62.850000
- Elevation: 1,450 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 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 18:25 in Canaima, it's 03:55 in Kolkata.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Canaima Airport (CAJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/caj-canaima-canaima-airport/1ef266df-cfa6-6d2a-9903-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)