# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Velasquez (PYA)

> 15,692 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,692 km / 9,751 mi / 8,473 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 29° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10.75h (When it's 12:03 in Kathmandu, it's 01:18 in Velasquez)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,824 ft (PYA 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

### [Velasquez Airport (PYA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pya-velasquez-velasquez-airport/1ef266df-b661-6e50-8e8f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Velasquez, Colombia
- ICAO: SKVL
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 5.940000, -74.460000
- Elevation: 566 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 12:03 in Kathmandu, it's 01:18 in Velasquez.
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)
- [Velasquez Airport (PYA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pya-velasquez-velasquez-airport/1ef266df-b661-6e50-8e8f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)