# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Sanming (SQJ)

> 3,210 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,210 km / 1,995 mi / 1,733 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 280° (west)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → China
- **Time difference**: +2.25h (When it's 12:11 in Kathmandu, it's 14:26 in Sanming)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,570 ft (SQJ 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

### [Sanming Shaxian Airport (SQJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sqj-sanming-sanming-shaxian-airport/1ef266e0-2040-68ee-b6ef-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sanming, China
- ICAO: ZSSM
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 26.430000, 117.840000
- Elevation: 820 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:11 in Kathmandu, it's 14:26 in Sanming.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sanming Shaxian Airport (SQJ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sqj-sanming-sanming-shaxian-airport/1ef266e0-2040-68ee-b6ef-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)