# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Mekele Airport (MQX)

> 4,994 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,994 km / 3,103 mi / 2,696 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 261° (west)
- **Return heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.75h (When it's 07:59 in Kathmandu, it's 05:14 in Mekele Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,006 ft (MQX is higher 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

### [Mekele Airport (MQX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqx-mekele-airport/1ef266de-ea49-6458-9854-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mekele Airport, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAMK
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 13.470000, 39.530000
- Elevation: 7,396 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 07:59 in Kathmandu, it's 05:14 in Mekele Airport.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Mekele Airport (MQX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mqx-mekele-airport/1ef266de-ea49-6458-9854-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)