# Distance from Kikwit Airport (KKW) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 8,000 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,000 km / 4,971 mi / 4,320 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 254° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (DR Congo) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4.75h (When it's 08:07 in Kikwit Airport, it's 12:52 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,818 ft (KTM is higher than KKW)

## Airports

### [Kikwit Airport (KKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkw-kikwit-airport/1ef266de-e26f-62aa-ad52-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kikwit Airport, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZCA
- Timezone: Africa/Kinshasa
- Coordinates: -5.040000, 18.790000
- Elevation: 1,572 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 08:07 in Kikwit Airport, it's 12:52 in Kathmandu.
The 4.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kikwit Airport (KKW)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kkw-kikwit-airport/1ef266de-e26f-62aa-ad52-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
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