# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Iguatu (QIG)

> 14,139 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,139 km / 8,786 mi / 7,635 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 280° (west)
- **Return heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Brazil
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 07:19 in Kolkata, it's 22:49 in Iguatu)
- **Elevation difference**: 683 ft (QIG 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

### [Iguatu Airport (QIG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qig-iguatu-iguatu-airport/1ef266df-bd22-6d8e-8443-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Iguatu, Brazil
- ICAO: SNIG
- Timezone: America/Fortaleza
- Coordinates: -6.350000, -39.290000
- Elevation: 699 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 07:19 in Kolkata, it's 22:49 in Iguatu.
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)
- [Iguatu Airport (QIG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/qig-iguatu-iguatu-airport/1ef266df-bd22-6d8e-8443-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)