# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Buchanan (UCN)

> 10,195 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,195 km / 6,335 mi / 5,505 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 277° (west)
- **Return heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Liberia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -5.75h (When it's 19:53 in Kathmandu, it's 14:08 in Buchanan)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,349 ft (UCN 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

### [Buchanan Airport (UCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ucn-buchanan-buchanan-airport/1ef266de-e81a-64c0-a5c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buchanan, Liberia
- ICAO: GLBU
- Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
- Coordinates: 5.170000, -9.280000
- Elevation: 41 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 19:53 in Kathmandu, it's 14:08 in Buchanan.
The 5.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Buchanan Airport (UCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ucn-buchanan-buchanan-airport/1ef266de-e81a-64c0-a5c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)