# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Shire (SHC)

> 5,087 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,087 km / 3,161 mi / 2,747 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 263° (west)
- **Return heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -2.75h (When it's 12:54 in Kathmandu, it's 10:09 in Shire)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,817 ft (SHC 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

### [Shire Airport (SHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shc-shire-shire-airport/1ef266de-ea71-6a48-a549-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Shire, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HASR
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 14.080000, 38.270000
- Elevation: 6,207 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:54 in Kathmandu, it's 10:09 in Shire.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Shire Airport (SHC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/shc-shire-shire-airport/1ef266de-ea71-6a48-a549-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)