# Distance from Kill Devil Hills (FFA) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 12,656 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,656 km / 7,864 mi / 6,834 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 18° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 343° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.75h (When it's 11:23 in Kill Devil Hills, it's 21:08 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,378 ft (KTM is higher than FFA)

## Airports

### [First Flight Airport (FFA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ffa-kill-devil-hills-first-flight-airport/1ef266df-1bf8-6cb0-9310-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kill Devil Hills, United States
- ICAO: KFFA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 36.020000, -75.670000
- Elevation: 12 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 11:23 in Kill Devil Hills, it's 21:08 in Kathmandu.
With a 9.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [First Flight Airport (FFA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ffa-kill-devil-hills-first-flight-airport/1ef266df-1bf8-6cb0-9310-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)