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BFE to CCU: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport)
4,576 mi
7,364 km · 3,976 nm
9h 26m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.5h
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
4,576 miles nonstop takes roughly 9h 26m gate to gate, flying east. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- CCU — Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · Kolkata, India
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 mi away
Near CCU
- JSR · Jessore Airport58 mi away
- RDP · Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport102 mi away
- IRD · Ishurdi Airport110 mi away
- BZL · Barisal Airport119 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from CCU?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Kolkata (CCU) is 4,576 miles (7,364 km, 3,976 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to CCU?
A nonstop flight takes about 9h 26m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Bielefeld and Kolkata?
Kolkata is 3.5 hours ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to CCU?
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