# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Ruston (RSN)

> 13,881 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,881 km / 8,625 mi / 7,495 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 1° (north)
- **Return heading**: 359° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10.5h (When it's 07:19 in Kolkata, it's 20:49 in Ruston)
- **Elevation difference**: 301 ft (RSN 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

### [Ruston Regional Airport (RSN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rsn-ruston-ruston-regional-airport/1ef266df-35d3-6cac-aae3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ruston, United States
- ICAO: KRSN
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 32.510000, -92.590000
- Elevation: 317 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 20:49 in Ruston.
With a 10.5-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)
- [Ruston Regional Airport (RSN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rsn-ruston-ruston-regional-airport/1ef266df-35d3-6cac-aae3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)