# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Beijing (PKX)

> 3,139 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,139 km / 1,951 mi / 1,695 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 57° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 255° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → China
- **Time difference**: +2.25h (When it's 23:53 in Kathmandu, it's 02:08 in Beijing)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,308 ft (PKX 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

### [Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkx-beijing-beijing-daxing-international-airport/1ef266e0-1e0c-6f00-b639-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Beijing, China
- ICAO: ZBAD
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 39.500000, 116.400000
- Elevation: 82 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:53 in Kathmandu, it's 02:08 in Beijing.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pkx-beijing-beijing-daxing-international-airport/1ef266e0-1e0c-6f00-b639-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)