# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Labe Airport (LEK)

> 10,162 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,162 km / 6,314 mi / 5,487 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 284° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 61° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Guinea
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5.75h (When it's 16:41 in Kathmandu, it's 10:56 in Labe Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 994 ft (LEK is lower than KTM)

## Airports

### [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

### [Labe Airport (LEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lek-labe-airport/1ef266de-e983-6eec-8ce5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Labe Airport, Guinea
- ICAO: GULB
- Timezone: Africa/Conakry
- Coordinates: 11.330000, -12.290000
- Elevation: 3,396 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 16:41 in Kathmandu, it's 10:56 in Labe Airport.
The 5.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Labe Airport (LEK)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lek-labe-airport/1ef266de-e983-6eec-8ce5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)