# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Tarapoto (TPP)

> 16,971 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,971 km / 10,546 mi / 9,164 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 317° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 37° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Peru
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10.75h (When it's 05:31 in Kathmandu, it's 18:46 in Tarapoto)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,521 ft (TPP 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

### [Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpp-tarapoto-cadete-fap-guillermo-del-castillo-paredes-airport/1ef266df-c545-6bba-82b1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tarapoto, Peru
- ICAO: SPST
- Timezone: America/Lima
- Coordinates: -6.510000, -76.370000
- Elevation: 869 ft

## Route notes

This is an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:31 in Kathmandu, it's 18:46 in Tarapoto.
With a 10.75-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)
- [Cadete FAP Guillermo Del Castillo Paredes Airport (TPP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tpp-tarapoto-cadete-fap-guillermo-del-castillo-paredes-airport/1ef266df-c545-6bba-82b1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)