# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Yuma Proving Ground (Yuma) (LGF)

> 12,961 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,961 km / 8,053 mi / 6,998 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 19° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 340° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12.75h (When it's 21:22 in Kathmandu, it's 08:37 in Yuma Proving Ground (Yuma))
- **Elevation difference**: 3,957 ft (LGF 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

### [Laguna Army Air Field (Yuma Proving Ground) Airport (LGF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgf-yuma-proving-ground-yuma-laguna-army-air-field-yuma-proving-ground-airport/1ef266df-275d-68bc-94d6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yuma Proving Ground (Yuma), United States
- ICAO: KLGF
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 32.900000, -114.400000
- Elevation: 433 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 21:22 in Kathmandu, it's 08:37 in Yuma Proving Ground (Yuma).
With a 12.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Laguna Army Air Field (Yuma Proving Ground) Airport (LGF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgf-yuma-proving-ground-yuma-laguna-army-air-field-yuma-proving-ground-airport/1ef266df-275d-68bc-94d6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)