# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Mataiva Airport (MVT)

> 14,279 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,279 km / 8,872 mi / 7,710 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -15.75h (When it's 18:26 in Kathmandu, it's 02:41 in Mataiva Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,379 ft (MVT 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

### [Mataiva Airport (MVT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvt-mataiva-airport/1ef266df-737e-649e-8f79-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mataiva Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGV
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.870000, -148.720000
- Elevation: 11 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 18:26 in Kathmandu, it's 02:41 in Mataiva Airport.
With a 15.75-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)
- [Mataiva Airport (MVT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mvt-mataiva-airport/1ef266df-737e-649e-8f79-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)