# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Polacca (PXL)

> 12,764 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,764 km / 7,931 mi / 6,892 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 14° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -12.75h (When it's 04:43 in Kathmandu, it's 15:58 in Polacca)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,183 ft (PXL is higher 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

### [Polacca Airport (PXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pxl-polacca-polacca-airport/1ef266df-31c9-69ea-a348-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Polacca, United States
- ICAO: KP10
- Timezone: America/Phoenix
- Coordinates: 35.790000, -110.420000
- Elevation: 5,573 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 04:43 in Kathmandu, it's 15:58 in Polacca.
With a 12.75-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)
- [Polacca Airport (PXL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pxl-polacca-polacca-airport/1ef266df-31c9-69ea-a348-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)