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BWG to CCU: distance & flight time
Bowling Green (Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport) → Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport)
8,304 mi
13,364 km · 7,216 nm
16h 45m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11.5h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,304 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 45m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.5-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BWG — Bowling Green Warren County Regional Airport · Bowling Green, United States
- 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 BWG
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 BWG from CCU?
The flight distance from Bowling Green (BWG) to Kolkata (CCU) is 8,304 miles (13,364 km, 7,216 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BWG to CCU?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 45m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BWG to CCU?
Nonstop service on BWG–CCU depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 16h 45m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bowling Green and Kolkata?
Kolkata is 11.5 hours ahead of Bowling Green.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BWG to CCU?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BWG–CCU that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BWG to CCU fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BWG–CCU tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.