# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Leigh Creek Airport (LGH)

> 8,586 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,586 km / 5,335 mi / 4,636 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 135° (southeast)
- **Return heading**: 313° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Australia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: +3.75h (When it's 01:26 in Kathmandu, it's 05:11 in Leigh Creek Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,534 ft (LGH 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

### [Leigh Creek Airport (LGH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgh-leigh-creek-airport/1ef266e0-1098-68a6-b02d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Leigh Creek Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLEC
- Timezone: Australia/Adelaide
- Coordinates: -30.600000, 138.430000
- Elevation: 856 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 01:26 in Kathmandu, it's 05:11 in Leigh Creek Airport.
The 3.75-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)
- [Leigh Creek Airport (LGH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lgh-leigh-creek-airport/1ef266e0-1098-68a6-b02d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)