# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Popayan (PPN)

> 16,788 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,788 km / 10,431 mi / 9,065 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 328° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10.5h (When it's 13:59 in Kolkata, it's 03:29 in Popayan)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,671 ft (PPN 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

### [Guillermo Leon Valencia Airport (PPN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppn-popayan-guillermo-leon-valencia-airport/1ef266df-b5cf-6078-8d81-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Popayan, Colombia
- ICAO: SKPP
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 2.450000, -76.610000
- Elevation: 5,687 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 13:59 in Kolkata, it's 03:29 in Popayan.
With a 10.5-hour time difference, expect significant 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)
- [Guillermo Leon Valencia Airport (PPN)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ppn-popayan-guillermo-leon-valencia-airport/1ef266df-b5cf-6078-8d81-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)