# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to El Porvenir (PVE)

> 15,543 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,543 km / 9,658 mi / 8,392 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 22° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Panama
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10.75h (When it's 10:18 in Kathmandu, it's 23:33 in El Porvenir)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,373 ft (PVE 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

### [El Porvenir Airport (PVE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pve-el-porvenir-el-porvenir-airport/1ef266df-651a-692a-8edf-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Porvenir, Panama
- ICAO: MPVR
- Timezone: America/Panama
- Coordinates: 9.560000, -79.000000
- Elevation: 17 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 10:18 in Kathmandu, it's 23:33 in El Porvenir.
With a 10.75-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)
- [El Porvenir Airport (PVE)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pve-el-porvenir-el-porvenir-airport/1ef266df-651a-692a-8edf-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)