# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Sehonghong (SHK)

> 8,636 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,636 km / 5,366 mi / 4,663 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 230° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Lesotho
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.5h (When it's 06:44 in Kolkata, it's 03:14 in Sehonghong)
- **Elevation difference**: 6,484 ft (SHK 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

### [Sehonghong Airport (SHK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shk-sehonghong-sehonghong-airport/1ef266de-e09c-6bbc-8948-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sehonghong, Lesotho
- ICAO: FXSH
- Timezone: Africa/Maseru
- Coordinates: -29.730000, 28.770000
- Elevation: 6,500 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 06:44 in Kolkata, it's 03:14 in Sehonghong.
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)
- [Sehonghong Airport (SHK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shk-sehonghong-sehonghong-airport/1ef266de-e09c-6bbc-8948-06bb2780ed98)
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