# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Mount Pleasant (MOP)

> 12,021 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,021 km / 7,469 mi / 6,491 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 352° (north)
- **Return heading**: 9° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9.75h (When it's 13:20 in Kathmandu, it's 03:35 in Mount Pleasant)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,635 ft (MOP 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

### [Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mop-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2bdd-6f2c-a3dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Pleasant, United States
- ICAO: KMOP
- Timezone: America/Detroit
- Coordinates: 43.620000, -84.740000
- Elevation: 755 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 13:20 in Kathmandu, it's 03:35 in Mount Pleasant.
With a 9.75-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)
- [Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mop-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2bdd-6f2c-a3dd-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)