# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Cradock (CDO)

> 9,035 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,035 km / 5,614 mi / 4,878 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 230° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 56° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 05:35 in Kolkata, it's 02:05 in Cradock)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,094 ft (CDO is higher than CCU)

## Airports

### [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

### [Cradock Airport (CDO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cdo-cradock-cradock-airport/1ef266de-d117-6052-a2f4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cradock, South Africa
- ICAO: FACD
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -32.160000, 25.650000
- Elevation: 3,110 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 05:35 in Kolkata, it's 02:05 in Cradock.
The 3.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [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)
- [Cradock Airport (CDO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cdo-cradock-cradock-airport/1ef266de-d117-6052-a2f4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)