# Distance from Mumbai (BOM) to Qaanaaq (NAQ)

> 9,000 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,000 km / 5,593 mi / 4,860 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 352° (north)
- **Return heading**: 36° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -8.5h (When it's 20:31 in Mumbai, it's 12:01 in Qaanaaq)
- **Elevation difference**: 14 ft (NAQ is higher than BOM)

## Airports

### [Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bom-mumbai-chhatrapati-shivaji-international-airport/1ef266df-eed6-6a1a-9d01-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mumbai, India
- ICAO: VABB
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 19.090000, 72.870000
- Elevation: 37 ft

### [Qaanaaq Airport (NAQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/naq-qaanaaq-qaanaaq-airport/1ef266de-9d33-6286-8775-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Qaanaaq, Greenland
- ICAO: BGQQ
- Timezone: America/Thule
- Coordinates: 77.490000, -69.390000
- Elevation: 51 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 20:31 in Mumbai, it's 12:01 in Qaanaaq.
With a 8.5-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/bom-mumbai-chhatrapati-shivaji-international-airport/1ef266df-eed6-6a1a-9d01-06bb2780ed98)
- [Qaanaaq Airport (NAQ)](https://flightduration.online/airport/naq-qaanaaq-qaanaaq-airport/1ef266de-9d33-6286-8775-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)