# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Monte Caseros (MCS)

> 16,421 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,421 km / 10,203 mi / 8,866 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 85° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.75h (When it's 11:56 in Kathmandu, it's 03:11 in Monte Caseros)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,220 ft (MCS 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

### [Monte Caseros Airport (MCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mcs-monte-caseros-monte-caseros-airport/1ef266df-924c-64fc-8933-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Monte Caseros, Argentina
- ICAO: SARM
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Coordinates: -30.270000, -57.640000
- Elevation: 170 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 11:56 in Kathmandu, it's 03:11 in Monte Caseros.
With a 8.75-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)
- [Monte Caseros Airport (MCS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mcs-monte-caseros-monte-caseros-airport/1ef266df-924c-64fc-8933-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)