# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Hawi (UPP)

> 11,544 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,544 km / 7,173 mi / 6,233 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 58° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 307° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -15.75h (When it's 10:45 in Kathmandu, it's 19:00 in Hawi)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,294 ft (UPP 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

### [Upolu Airport (UPP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/upp-hawi-upolu-airport/1ef266df-896b-6de2-9374-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hawi, United States
- ICAO: PHUP
- Timezone: Pacific/Honolulu
- Coordinates: 20.270000, -155.860000
- Elevation: 96 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 10:45 in Kathmandu, it's 19:00 in Hawi.
With a 15.75-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)
- [Upolu Airport (UPP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/upp-hawi-upolu-airport/1ef266df-896b-6de2-9374-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)