# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Thule (THU)

> 8,288 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,288 km / 5,150 mi / 4,475 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 354° (north)
- **Return heading**: 24° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Greenland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -8.75h (When it's 10:41 in Kathmandu, it's 01:56 in Thule)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,139 ft (THU 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

### [Thule Air Base (THU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thu-thule-thule-air-base/1ef266de-9d43-6cd0-a70a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Thule, Greenland
- ICAO: BGTL
- Timezone: America/Thule
- Coordinates: 76.530000, -68.700000
- Elevation: 251 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 10:41 in Kathmandu, it's 01:56 in Thule.
With a 8.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Thule Air Base (THU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/thu-thule-thule-air-base/1ef266de-9d43-6cd0-a70a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)