# Distance from Kunashir Island (DEE) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 5,597 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,597 km / 3,478 mi / 3,022 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 272° (west)
- **Return heading**: 54° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: -4.25h (When it's 15:18 in Kunashir Island, it's 11:03 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,806 ft (KTM is higher than DEE)

## Airports

### [Mendeleyevo Airport (DEE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dee-kunashir-island-mendeleyevo-airport/1ef266df-e625-62fe-b8a0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kunashir Island, Russia
- ICAO: UHSM
- Timezone: Asia/Vladivostok
- Coordinates: 43.960000, 145.680000
- Elevation: 584 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 15:18 in Kunashir Island, it's 11:03 in Kathmandu.
The 4.25-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Mendeleyevo Airport (DEE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dee-kunashir-island-mendeleyevo-airport/1ef266df-e625-62fe-b8a0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)