# Distance from Emmen Airport (EML) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 6,850 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,850 km / 4,256 mi / 3,699 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 79° (east)
- **Return heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Switzerland) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.75h (When it's 02:34 in Emmen Airport, it's 06:19 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,990 ft (KTM is higher than EML)

## Airports

### [Emmen Airport (EML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eml-emmen-airport/1ef266df-5754-69ee-abf3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Emmen Airport, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSME
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 47.090000, 8.310000
- Elevation: 1,400 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 02:34 in Emmen Airport, it's 06:19 in Kathmandu.
The 3.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Emmen Airport (EML)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/eml-emmen-airport/1ef266df-5754-69ee-abf3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)