# Distance from Kolkata (CCU) to Tichitt (THI)

> 10,004 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,004 km / 6,216 mi / 5,402 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 66° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Mauritania
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5.5h (When it's 05:20 in Kolkata, it's 23:50 in Tichitt)
- **Elevation difference**: 545 ft (THI 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

### [Tichitt Airport (THI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/thi-tichitt-tichitt-airport/1ef266de-e922-6462-86c4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tichitt, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNC
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 18.450000, -9.520000
- Elevation: 561 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 05:20 in Kolkata, it's 23:50 in Tichitt.
The 5.5-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)
- [Tichitt Airport (THI)](https://flightduration.online/airport/thi-tichitt-tichitt-airport/1ef266de-e922-6462-86c4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)