# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Ouahigouya (OUG)

> 9,097 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,097 km / 5,653 mi / 4,912 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 281° (west)
- **Return heading**: 63° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5.75h (When it's 10:19 in Kathmandu, it's 04:34 in Ouahigouya)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,284 ft (OUG 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

### [Ouahigouya Airport (OUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oug-ouahigouya-ouahigouya-airport/1ef266de-b64f-63d2-ae3f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFCC
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 13.570000, -2.420000
- Elevation: 1,106 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 10:19 in Kathmandu, it's 04:34 in Ouahigouya.
The 5.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ouahigouya Airport (OUG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/oug-ouahigouya-ouahigouya-airport/1ef266de-b64f-63d2-ae3f-06bb2780ed98)
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