# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Birao (IRO)

> 7,092 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,092 km / 4,407 mi / 3,830 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 271° (west)
- **Return heading**: 70° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Central African Republic
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4.5h (When it's 09:29 in Kolkata, it's 04:59 in Birao)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,680 ft (IRO is higher than CCU)

## Airports

### [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

### [Birao Airport (IRO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/iro-birao-birao-airport/1ef266de-d7fb-6e40-83c3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Birao, Central African Republic
- ICAO: FEFI
- Timezone: Africa/Bangui
- Coordinates: 10.240000, 22.720000
- Elevation: 1,696 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 09:29 in Kolkata, it's 04:59 in Birao.
The 4.5-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ccu-kolkata-netaji-subhash-chandra-bose-international-airport/1ef266df-f023-6fe4-a8d5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Birao Airport (IRO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/iro-birao-birao-airport/1ef266de-d7fb-6e40-83c3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)