# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to El Debba (EDB)

> 5,981 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,981 km / 3,716 mi / 3,229 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Sudan
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 07:09 in Kolkata, it's 03:39 in El Debba)
- **Elevation difference**: 827 ft (EDB 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

### [El Debba Airport (EDB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/edb-el-debba-el-debba-airport/1ef266de-edba-6cae-bf78-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Debba, Sudan
- ICAO: HSDB
- Timezone: Africa/Khartoum
- Coordinates: 18.020000, 30.960000
- Elevation: 843 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 07:09 in Kolkata, it's 03:39 in El Debba.
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)
- [El Debba Airport (EDB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/edb-el-debba-el-debba-airport/1ef266de-edba-6cae-bf78-06bb2780ed98)
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