# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Columbia (COU)

> 13,180 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,180 km / 8,189 mi / 7,116 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 1° (north)
- **Return heading**: 359° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10.5h (When it's 18:09 in Kolkata, it's 07:39 in Columbia)
- **Elevation difference**: 873 ft (COU 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

### [Columbia Regional Airport (COU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cou-columbia-columbia-regional-airport/1ef266df-14be-6d1e-b115-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Columbia, United States
- ICAO: KCOU
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 38.820000, -92.220000
- Elevation: 889 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 18:09 in Kolkata, it's 07:39 in Columbia.
With a 10.5-hour time difference, expect significant 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)
- [Columbia Regional Airport (COU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cou-columbia-columbia-regional-airport/1ef266df-14be-6d1e-b115-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)