# Distance from Keetmanshoop (KMP) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 9,378 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,378 km / 5,827 mi / 5,064 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 55° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 236° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Namibia) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3.75h (When it's 10:16 in Keetmanshoop, it's 14:01 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 884 ft (KTM is higher than KMP)

## Airports

### [Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kmp-keetmanshoop-keetmanshoop-airport/1ef266de-e11a-604e-9fd7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Keetmanshoop, Namibia
- ICAO: FYKT
- Timezone: Africa/Windhoek
- Coordinates: -26.540000, 18.110000
- Elevation: 3,506 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 10:16 in Keetmanshoop, it's 14:01 in Kathmandu.
The 3.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Keetmanshoop Airport (KMP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kmp-keetmanshoop-keetmanshoop-airport/1ef266de-e11a-604e-9fd7-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)