# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Paysandu (PDU)

> 16,473 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,473 km / 10,236 mi / 8,895 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 253° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 89° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Uruguay
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.75h (When it's 11:36 in Kathmandu, it's 02:51 in Paysandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,252 ft (PDU 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

### [Tydeo Larre Borges Airport (PDU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdu-paysandu-tydeo-larre-borges-airport/1ef266df-ce97-6cfe-8e40-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Paysandu, Uruguay
- ICAO: SUPU
- Timezone: America/Montevideo
- Coordinates: -32.360000, -58.060000
- Elevation: 138 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 11:36 in Kathmandu, it's 02:51 in Paysandu.
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)
- [Tydeo Larre Borges Airport (PDU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pdu-paysandu-tydeo-larre-borges-airport/1ef266df-ce97-6cfe-8e40-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)