# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Ponta Grossa (PGZ)

> 15,813 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,813 km / 9,826 mi / 8,538 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 258° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 09:45 in Kolkata, it's 01:15 in Ponta Grossa)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,572 ft (PGZ 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

### [Ponta Grossa Airport (PGZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pgz-ponta-grossa-ponta-grossa-airport/1ef266df-ce5c-62d0-bd92-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ponta Grossa, Brazil
- ICAO: SSZW
- Timezone: America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates: -25.180000, -50.140000
- Elevation: 2,588 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 09:45 in Kolkata, it's 01:15 in Ponta Grossa.
With a 8.5-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)
- [Ponta Grossa Airport (PGZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pgz-ponta-grossa-ponta-grossa-airport/1ef266df-ce5c-62d0-bd92-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)