# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Matamoros (MAM)

> 14,061 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,061 km / 8,737 mi / 7,593 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 3° (north)
- **Return heading**: 357° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Mexico
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -11.75h (When it's 11:37 in Kathmandu, it's 23:52 in Matamoros)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,365 ft (MAM 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

### [General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mam-matamoros-general-servando-canales-international-airport/1ef266df-61b8-60f2-8f72-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Matamoros, Mexico
- ICAO: MMMA
- Timezone: America/Mexico_City
- Coordinates: 25.770000, -97.530000
- Elevation: 25 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 11:37 in Kathmandu, it's 23:52 in Matamoros.
With a 11.75-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)
- [General Servando Canales International Airport (MAM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mam-matamoros-general-servando-canales-international-airport/1ef266df-61b8-60f2-8f72-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)