# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Somerset (SME)

> 13,337 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,337 km / 8,287 mi / 7,201 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 354° (north)
- **Return heading**: 7° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9.5h (When it's 23:52 in Kolkata, it's 14:22 in Somerset)
- **Elevation difference**: 911 ft (SME 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

### [Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sme-somerset-lake-cumberland-regional-airport/1ef266df-38f3-6176-85bd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Somerset, United States
- ICAO: KSME
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 37.050000, -84.620000
- Elevation: 927 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 23:52 in Kolkata, it's 14:22 in Somerset.
With a 9.5-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)
- [Lake Cumberland Regional Airport (SME)](https://flightduration.online/airport/sme-somerset-lake-cumberland-regional-airport/1ef266df-38f3-6176-85bd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)