# Distance from Hoedspruit (HDS) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 8,208 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,208 km / 5,100 mi / 4,432 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 48° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 230° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (South Africa) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.75h (When it's 10:59 in Hoedspruit, it's 14:44 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,647 ft (KTM is higher than HDS)

## Airports

### [Hoedspruit Air Force Base Airport (HDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hds-hoedspruit-hoedspruit-air-force-base-airport/1ef266de-d237-6248-bbe9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hoedspruit, South Africa
- ICAO: FAHS
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -24.370000, 31.050000
- Elevation: 1,743 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 10:59 in Hoedspruit, it's 14:44 in Kathmandu.
The 3.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Hoedspruit Air Force Base Airport (HDS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hds-hoedspruit-hoedspruit-air-force-base-airport/1ef266de-d237-6248-bbe9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)