# Distance from Metz / Nancy (ETZ) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 6,959 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,959 km / 4,324 mi / 3,757 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (France) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.75h (When it's 16:05 in Metz / Nancy, it's 19:50 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,520 ft (KTM is higher than ETZ)

## Airports

### [Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/etz-metz-nancy-metz-nancy-lorraine-airport/1ef266df-49bd-6f56-918f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Metz / Nancy, France
- ICAO: LFJL
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Coordinates: 48.980000, 6.250000
- Elevation: 870 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 16:05 in Metz / Nancy, it's 19:50 in Kathmandu.
The 3.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Metz-Nancy-Lorraine Airport (ETZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/etz-metz-nancy-metz-nancy-lorraine-airport/1ef266df-49bd-6f56-918f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
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