# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Ust-Kut (UKX)

> 3,619 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,619 km / 2,248 mi / 1,954 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 21° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 215° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Russia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: +2.25h (When it's 02:45 in Kathmandu, it's 05:00 in Ust-Kut)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,202 ft (UKX 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

### [Ust-Kut Airport (UKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ukx-ust-kut-ust-kut-airport/1ef266df-e683-64b2-8c43-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Ust-Kut, Russia
- ICAO: UITT
- Timezone: Asia/Irkutsk
- Coordinates: 56.860000, 105.730000
- Elevation: 2,188 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 02:45 in Kathmandu, it's 05:00 in Ust-Kut.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Ust-Kut Airport (UKX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ukx-ust-kut-ust-kut-airport/1ef266df-e683-64b2-8c43-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)