# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Rangiroa Airport (RGI)

> 14,387 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,387 km / 8,939 mi / 7,768 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 87° (east)
- **Return heading**: 294° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -15.75h (When it's 06:54 in Kathmandu, it's 15:09 in Rangiroa Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,380 ft (RGI 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

### [Rangiroa Airport (RGI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rgi-rangiroa-airport/1ef266df-73cf-6128-a26e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Rangiroa Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTTG
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -14.950000, -147.660000
- Elevation: 10 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 06:54 in Kathmandu, it's 15:09 in Rangiroa Airport.
With a 15.75-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)
- [Rangiroa Airport (RGI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/rgi-rangiroa-airport/1ef266df-73cf-6128-a26e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)