# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Sodankyla (SOT)

> 5,862 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,862 km / 3,642 mi / 3,165 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 336° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 108° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Finland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -2.75h (When it's 14:28 in Kathmandu, it's 11:43 in Sodankyla)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,788 ft (SOT 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

### [Sodankyla Airport (SOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sot-sodankyla-sodankyla-airport/1ef266de-c232-6460-a916-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sodankyla, Finland
- ICAO: EFSO
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 67.390000, 26.620000
- Elevation: 602 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 14:28 in Kathmandu, it's 11:43 in Sodankyla.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sodankyla Airport (SOT)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sot-sodankyla-sodankyla-airport/1ef266de-c232-6460-a916-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)