# Distance from Adelaide (ADL) to Gorkha (GKH)

> 9,014 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,014 km / 5,601 mi / 4,867 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 314° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 138° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -3.75h (When it's 19:01 in Adelaide, it's 15:16 in Gorkha)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,480 ft (GKH is higher than ADL)

## Airports

### [Adelaide International Airport (ADL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/adl-adelaide-adelaide-international-airport/1ef266e0-1682-610e-a772-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Adelaide, Australia
- ICAO: YPAD
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -34.950000, 138.530000
- Elevation: 20 ft

### [Gorkha Airport (GKH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkh-gorkha-gorkha-airport/1ef266df-f2ec-6820-a5ad-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Gorkha, Nepal
- ICAO: VNGK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 28.050000, 84.480000
- Elevation: 1,500 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 19:01 in Adelaide, it's 15:16 in Gorkha.
The 3.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Adelaide International Airport (ADL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/adl-adelaide-adelaide-international-airport/1ef266e0-1682-610e-a772-06bb2780ed98)
- [Gorkha Airport (GKH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gkh-gorkha-gorkha-airport/1ef266df-f2ec-6820-a5ad-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)