# Distance from Chimbote (CHM) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 17,348 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,348 km / 10,780 mi / 9,367 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 318° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Peru) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.75h (When it's 17:46 in Chimbote, it's 04:31 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,321 ft (KTM is higher than CHM)

## Airports

### [Teniente FAP Jaime A De Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/chm-chimbote-teniente-fap-jaime-a-de-montreuil-morales-airport/1ef266df-c3b2-62ee-91cb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Chimbote, Peru
- ICAO: SPEO
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -9.150000, -78.520000
- Elevation: 69 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 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 17:46 in Chimbote, it's 04:31 in Kathmandu.
With a 10.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Teniente FAP Jaime A De Montreuil Morales Airport (CHM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/chm-chimbote-teniente-fap-jaime-a-de-montreuil-morales-airport/1ef266df-c3b2-62ee-91cb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)