# Distance from Cooper Landing (JLA) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 9,018 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,018 km / 5,603 mi / 4,869 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +13.75h (When it's 11:10 in Cooper Landing, it's 00:55 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,924 ft (KTM is higher than JLA)

## Airports

### [Quartz Creek Airport (JLA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jla-cooper-landing-quartz-creek-airport/1ef266df-2447-620e-ad01-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Cooper Landing, United States
- ICAO: KJLA
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.480000, -149.720000
- Elevation: 466 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 11:10 in Cooper Landing, it's 00:55 in Kathmandu.
With a 13.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Quartz Creek Airport (JLA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jla-cooper-landing-quartz-creek-airport/1ef266df-2447-620e-ad01-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)