# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Mandalay (MDL)

> 1,262 km · estimated flight time 2h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,262 km / 784 mi / 682 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 2h
- **Heading**: 120° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 304° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Myanmar
- **Time difference**: +0.75h (When it's 13:26 in Kathmandu, it's 14:11 in Mandalay)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,090 ft (MDL 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

### [Mandalay International Airport (MDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdl-mandalay-mandalay-international-airport/1ef266df-f71e-674a-8168-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mandalay, Myanmar
- ICAO: VYMD
- Timezone: Asia/Yangon
- Coordinates: 21.700000, 95.980000
- Elevation: 300 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 13:26 in Kathmandu, it's 14:11 in Mandalay.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mandalay International Airport (MDL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mdl-mandalay-mandalay-international-airport/1ef266df-f71e-674a-8168-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)