# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Arua (RUA)

> 6,559 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,559 km / 4,076 mi / 3,542 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 259° (west)
- **Return heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Uganda
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.5h (When it's 06:33 in Kolkata, it's 04:03 in Arua)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,935 ft (RUA 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

### [Arua Airport (RUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rua-arua-arua-airport/1ef266de-ef5d-68f4-917e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Arua, Uganda
- ICAO: HUAR
- Timezone: Africa/Kampala
- Coordinates: 3.050000, 30.920000
- Elevation: 3,951 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 06:33 in Kolkata, it's 04:03 in Arua.

## 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)
- [Arua Airport (RUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rua-arua-arua-airport/1ef266de-ef5d-68f4-917e-06bb2780ed98)
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