# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Zandery (PBM)

> 14,403 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,403 km / 8,949 mi / 7,777 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Suriname
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.75h (When it's 00:06 in Kathmandu, it's 15:21 in Zandery)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,331 ft (PBM 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

### [Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pbm-zandery-johan-adolf-pengel-international-airport/1ef266df-b98a-60dc-b855-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zandery, Suriname
- ICAO: SMJP
- Timezone: America/Paramaribo
- Coordinates: 5.450000, -55.190000
- Elevation: 59 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 00:06 in Kathmandu, it's 15:21 in Zandery.
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)
- [Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport (PBM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pbm-zandery-johan-adolf-pengel-international-airport/1ef266df-b98a-60dc-b855-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)