# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Nalchik (NAL)

> 4,107 km · estimated flight time 6h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,107 km / 2,552 mi / 2,218 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 6h
- **Heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 101° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -2.75h (When it's 09:19 in Kathmandu, it's 06:34 in Nalchik)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,929 ft (NAL 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

### [Nalchik Airport (NAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nal-nalchik-nalchik-airport/1ef266df-e990-6e3e-9315-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nalchik, Russia
- ICAO: URMN
- Timezone: Europe/Moscow
- Coordinates: 43.510000, 43.640000
- Elevation: 1,461 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 09:19 in Kathmandu, it's 06:34 in Nalchik.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Nalchik Airport (NAL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nal-nalchik-nalchik-airport/1ef266df-e990-6e3e-9315-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)