DEL local time
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Thursday, 13th August 2026
- UTC offset
- UTC+5:30
- Time zone
- Asia/KolkataIST
- Sunrise
- 12:19 am
- Sunset
- 1:33 pm
- Daylight
- 13 hours 13 minutes86 seconds shorter than yesterday
- Daylight saving
- NeverSame offset all year
Getting to and from DEL
Indira Gandhi International Airport serves Delhi, about 16 km away.
Departure boards and boarding passes always use local airport time — which is what the clock above shows, computed for the terminal's own coordinates rather than the city centre. Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.
Time difference from DEL
| City | Local time | 24h | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles PDT | 5:20 pm Wed | 17:20 | 12 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Mexico City CST | 6:20 pm Wed | 18:20 | 11 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Chicago CDT | 7:20 pm Wed | 19:20 | 10 hours 30 minutes behind |
| New York City EDT | 8:20 pm Wed | 20:20 | 9 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Toronto EDT | 8:20 pm Wed | 20:20 | 9 hours 30 minutes behind |
| São Paulo UTC-3 | 9:20 pm Wed | 21:20 | 8 hours 30 minutes behind |
| London BST | 1:20 am | 01:20 | 4 hours 30 minutes behind |
| Paris CEST | 2:20 am | 02:20 | 3 hours 30 minutes behind |
Other major airports
Questions people ask
What time is it at DEL airport right now?
It is 5:50 am (05:50) on Thursday, 13th August 2026 at Indira Gandhi International Airport. Boarding passes and departure boards always use local airport time, which is what this clock shows.
What time zone is DEL in?
Indira Gandhi International Airport is in Asia/Kolkata, currently IST (UTC+5:30) — the same zone as Delhi.
How far is DEL from Delhi?
About 16 km (10 miles) from the centre of Delhi. Worth knowing when you are working out what time to leave for a flight, not just what time it is.
Does DEL observe daylight saving time?
Clocks here do not change — this zone stays on the same offset all year.