# Distance from Totegegie Airport (GMR) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 15,957 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,957 km / 9,915 mi / 8,616 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 92° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (French Polynesia) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: +14.75h (When it's 14:27 in Totegegie Airport, it's 05:12 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,383 ft (KTM is higher than GMR)

## Airports

### [Totegegie Airport (GMR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gmr-totegegie-airport/1ef266df-7351-6412-89b0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Totegegie Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGJ
- Timezone: Pacific/Gambier
- Coordinates: -23.080000, -134.890000
- Elevation: 7 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 14:27 in Totegegie Airport, it's 05:12 in Kathmandu.
With a 14.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Totegegie Airport (GMR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/gmr-totegegie-airport/1ef266df-7351-6412-89b0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
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