# Distance from Kengtung (KET) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 1,609 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,609 km / 1,000 mi / 869 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 299° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 113° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Myanmar) → Nepal
- **Time difference**: -0.75h (When it's 11:42 in Kengtung, it's 10:57 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,592 ft (KTM is higher than KET)

## Airports

### [Kengtung Airport (KET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ket-kengtung-kengtung-airport/1ef266df-f6ed-64ce-a8b7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kengtung, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYKG
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 21.300000, 99.640000
- Elevation: 2,798 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 medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:42 in Kengtung, it's 10:57 in Kathmandu.

## Related

- [Kengtung Airport (KET)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ket-kengtung-kengtung-airport/1ef266df-f6ed-64ce-a8b7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)