# Distance from Waycross (AYS) to Kolkata (CCU)

> 13,943 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,943 km / 8,664 mi / 7,529 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 10° (north)
- **Return heading**: 350° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → India
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.5h (When it's 05:51 in Waycross, it's 15:21 in Kolkata)
- **Elevation difference**: 125 ft (CCU is lower than AYS)

## Airports

### [Waycross-Ware County Airport (AYS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ays-waycross-waycross-ware-county-airport/1ef266df-0f84-61dc-9dba-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Waycross, United States
- ICAO: KAYS
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 31.250000, -82.400000
- Elevation: 141 ft

### [Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)](https://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

## 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 05:51 in Waycross, it's 15:21 in Kolkata.
With a 9.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Waycross-Ware County Airport (AYS)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ays-waycross-waycross-ware-county-airport/1ef266df-0f84-61dc-9dba-06bb2780ed98)
- [Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ccu-kolkata-netaji-subhash-chandra-bose-international-airport/1ef266df-f023-6fe4-a8d5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)