# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Sion (SIR)

> 6,943 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,943 km / 4,314 mi / 3,749 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 310° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -3.75h (When it's 08:08 in Kathmandu, it's 04:23 in Sion)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,805 ft (SIR 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

### [Sion Airport (SIR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sir-sion-sion-airport/1ef266df-5741-6844-a33f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sion, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSGS
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 46.220000, 7.330000
- Elevation: 1,585 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 08:08 in Kathmandu, it's 04:23 in Sion.
The 3.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sion Airport (SIR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sir-sion-sion-airport/1ef266df-5741-6844-a33f-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)