# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Plettenberg Bay (PBZ)

> 9,333 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,333 km / 5,799 mi / 5,039 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 229° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 00:18 in Kolkata, it's 20:48 in Plettenberg Bay)
- **Elevation difference**: 449 ft (PBZ 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

### [Plettenberg Bay Airport (PBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pbz-plettenberg-bay-plettenberg-bay-airport/1ef266de-d3d3-6dea-943a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
- ICAO: FAPG
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -34.090000, 23.330000
- Elevation: 465 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 00:18 in Kolkata, it's 20:48 in Plettenberg Bay.
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)
- [Plettenberg Bay Airport (PBZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pbz-plettenberg-bay-plettenberg-bay-airport/1ef266de-d3d3-6dea-943a-06bb2780ed98)
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