# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Mekele Airport (MQX)

> 5,248 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,248 km / 3,261 mi / 2,834 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 268° (west)
- **Return heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 01:25 in Kolkata, it's 22:55 in Mekele Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 7,380 ft (MQX 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

### [Mekele Airport (MQX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqx-mekele-airport/1ef266de-ea49-6458-9854-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mekele Airport, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMK
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 13.470000, 39.530000
- Elevation: 7,396 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 01:25 in Kolkata, it's 22:55 in Mekele Airport.

## 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)
- [Mekele Airport (MQX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqx-mekele-airport/1ef266de-ea49-6458-9854-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)