# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Sunchales (NCJ)

> 16,797 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,797 km / 10,437 mi / 9,070 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 88° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Argentina
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.75h (When it's 14:17 in Kathmandu, it's 05:32 in Sunchales)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,079 ft (NCJ 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

### [Sunchales Aeroclub Airport (NCJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ncj-sunchales-sunchales-aeroclub-airport/1ef266df-9189-64c0-969a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sunchales, Argentina
- ICAO: SAFS
- Timezone: America/Argentina/Cordoba
- Coordinates: -30.960000, -61.530000
- Elevation: 311 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 14:17 in Kathmandu, it's 05:32 in Sunchales.
With a 8.75-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)
- [Sunchales Aeroclub Airport (NCJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ncj-sunchales-sunchales-aeroclub-airport/1ef266df-9189-64c0-969a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)