# Distance from Freetown (HGS) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 10,399 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,399 km / 6,462 mi / 5,615 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 281° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Sierra Leone) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +5.75h (When it's 16:41 in Freetown, it's 22:26 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,330 ft (KTM is higher than HGS)

## Airports

### [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Freetown, Sierra Leone
- ICAO: GFHA
- Timezone: Africa/Freetown
- Coordinates: 8.400000, -13.130000
- Elevation: 60 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 16:41 in Freetown, it's 22:26 in Kathmandu.
The 5.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Hastings Airport (HGS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hgs-freetown-hastings-airport/1ef266de-e7e8-68da-bb59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)