# Distance from Cairo (CAI) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 5,209 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,209 km / 3,237 mi / 2,813 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 287° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Egypt) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.75h (When it's 20:18 in Cairo, it's 23:03 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,008 ft (KTM is higher than CAI)

## Airports

### [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cairo, Egypt
- ICAO: HECA
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Coordinates: 30.120000, 31.410000
- Elevation: 382 ft

### [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kathmandu, Nepal
- ICAO: VNKT
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 27.700000, 85.360000
- Elevation: 4,390 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:18 in Cairo, it's 23:03 in Kathmandu.

## Related

- [Cairo International Airport (CAI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/cai-cairo-cairo-international-airport/1ef266de-eb26-69e8-bb1a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
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