# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Pretoria (WKF)

> 8,530 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,530 km / 5,300 mi / 4,606 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 231° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 50° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → South Africa
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.75h (When it's 20:51 in Kathmandu, it's 17:06 in Pretoria)
- **Elevation difference**: 550 ft (WKF is higher 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

### [Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wkf-pretoria-waterkloof-air-force-base/1ef266de-d569-660a-a88a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pretoria, South Africa
- ICAO: FAWK
- Timezone: Africa/Johannesburg
- Coordinates: -25.830000, 28.220000
- Elevation: 4,940 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:51 in Kathmandu, it's 17:06 in Pretoria.
The 3.75-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)
- [Waterkloof Air Force Base (WKF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/wkf-pretoria-waterkloof-air-force-base/1ef266de-d569-660a-a88a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)