# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Ua Huka (UAH)

> 14,874 km · estimated flight time 18h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 14,874 km / 9,242 mi / 8,031 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 18h
- **Heading**: 75° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 300° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -15.25h (When it's 09:29 in Kathmandu, it's 18:14 in Ua Huka)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,230 ft (UAH 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

### [Ua Huka Airport (UAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uah-ua-huka-ua-huka-airport/1ef266df-73c0-6b0a-9acb-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ua Huka, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTMU
- Timezone: Pacific/Marquesas
- Coordinates: -8.940000, -139.550000
- Elevation: 160 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 09:29 in Kathmandu, it's 18:14 in Ua Huka.
With a 15.25-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)
- [Ua Huka Airport (UAH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uah-ua-huka-ua-huka-airport/1ef266df-73c0-6b0a-9acb-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)