# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Ninilchik (NIN)

> 8,975 km · estimated flight time 12h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,975 km / 5,577 mi / 4,846 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 25° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -13.75h (When it's 22:51 in Kathmandu, it's 09:06 in Ninilchik)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,114 ft (NIN 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

### [Ninilchik Airport (NIN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nin-ninilchik-ninilchik-airport/1ef266df-2e8d-606a-bf2c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ninilchik, United States
- ICAO: KNIN
- Timezone: America/Anchorage
- Coordinates: 60.020000, -151.590000
- Elevation: 276 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 22:51 in Kathmandu, it's 09:06 in Ninilchik.
With a 13.75-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)
- [Ninilchik Airport (NIN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nin-ninilchik-ninilchik-airport/1ef266df-2e8d-606a-bf2c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)