# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Tengchong (TCZ)

> 1,343 km · estimated flight time 3h · Short-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,343 km / 835 mi / 725 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 100° (east)
- **Return heading**: 286° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Short-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → China
- **Time difference**: +2.25h (When it's 23:55 in Kathmandu, it's 02:10 in Tengchong)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,860 ft (TCZ 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

### [Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tcz-tengchong-tengchong-tuofeng-airport/1ef266e0-20c5-6b16-96f1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tengchong, China
- ICAO: ZUTC
- Timezone: Asia/Shanghai
- Coordinates: 24.940000, 98.490000
- Elevation: 6,250 ft

## Route notes

This is a short-haul route typically served by narrow-body aircraft such as the Boeing 737 or Airbus A320 family. In-flight service is usually limited to drinks and light snacks.

Time-zone information: When it's 23:55 in Kathmandu, it's 02:10 in Tengchong.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tengchong Tuofeng Airport (TCZ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tcz-tengchong-tengchong-tuofeng-airport/1ef266e0-20c5-6b16-96f1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)