# Distance from Caracas (CCS) to Catania (CTA)

> 8,597 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,597 km / 5,342 mi / 4,642 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 274° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Venezuela) → Italy
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Europe
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 21:53 in Caracas, it's 03:53 in Catania)
- **Elevation difference**: 196 ft (CTA is lower than CCS)

## Airports

### [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Caracas, Venezuela
- ICAO: SVMI
- Timezone: America/Caracas
- Coordinates: 10.600000, -66.990000
- Elevation: 235 ft

### [Catania / Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cta-catania-catania-fontanarossa-airport/1ef266df-4fc8-6892-b926-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Catania, Italy
- ICAO: LICC
- Timezone: Europe/Rome
- Coordinates: 37.470000, 15.070000
- Elevation: 39 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 21:53 in Caracas, it's 03:53 in Catania.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Maiquetia (Simon Bolivar Internacional) Airport (CCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ccs-caracas-maiquetia-simon-bolivar-internacional-airport/1ef266df-d233-6f20-8395-06bb2780ed98)
- [Catania / Fontanarossa Airport (CTA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cta-catania-catania-fontanarossa-airport/1ef266df-4fc8-6892-b926-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)