# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Pedro Juan Caballero (PJC)

> 16,085 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,085 km / 9,995 mi / 8,685 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Paraguay
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -8.75h (When it's 04:25 in Kathmandu, it's 19:40 in Pedro Juan Caballero)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,517 ft (PJC 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

### [Dr Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pjc-pedro-juan-caballero-dr-augusto-roberto-fuster-international-airport/1ef266df-a618-6cec-9297-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pedro Juan Caballero, Paraguay
- ICAO: SGPJ
- Timezone: America/Asuncion
- Coordinates: -22.640000, -55.830000
- Elevation: 1,873 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 04:25 in Kathmandu, it's 19:40 in Pedro Juan Caballero.
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)
- [Dr Augusto Roberto Fuster International Airport (PJC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pjc-pedro-juan-caballero-dr-augusto-roberto-fuster-international-airport/1ef266df-a618-6cec-9297-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)