# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Nuqui (NQU)

> 15,860 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,860 km / 9,855 mi / 8,563 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 331° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 26° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10.75h (When it's 19:37 in Kathmandu, it's 08:52 in Nuqui)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,378 ft (NQU 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

### [Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nqu-nuqui-reyes-murillo-airport/1ef266df-b57e-6bbe-8c44-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuqui, Colombia
- ICAO: SKNQ
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 5.700000, -77.280000
- Elevation: 12 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 19:37 in Kathmandu, it's 08:52 in Nuqui.
With a 10.75-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)
- [Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nqu-nuqui-reyes-murillo-airport/1ef266df-b57e-6bbe-8c44-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)