# Distance from Kirkuk (KIK) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 3,950 km · estimated flight time 6h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,950 km / 2,455 mi / 2,133 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 91° (east)
- **Return heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Iraq) → Nepal
- **Time difference**: +2.75h (When it's 08:58 in Kirkuk, it's 11:43 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,329 ft (KTM is higher than KIK)

## Airports

### [Kirkuk Air Base (KIK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kik-kirkuk-kirkuk-air-base/1ef266df-83fa-6430-b01e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kirkuk, Iraq
- ICAO: ORKK
- Timezone: Asia/Baghdad
- Coordinates: 35.470000, 44.350000
- Elevation: 1,061 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 08:58 in Kirkuk, it's 11:43 in Kathmandu.

## Related

- [Kirkuk Air Base (KIK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kik-kirkuk-kirkuk-air-base/1ef266df-83fa-6430-b01e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)