# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Yangambi (YAN)

> 7,126 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,126 km / 4,428 mi / 3,848 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 256° (west southwest)
- **Return heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.75h (When it's 14:14 in Kathmandu, it's 10:29 in Yangambi)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,012 ft (YAN 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

### [Yangambi Airport (YAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yan-yangambi-yangambi-airport/1ef266de-e3da-60fe-bc77-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yangambi, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZIR
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 0.780000, 24.470000
- Elevation: 1,378 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 14:14 in Kathmandu, it's 10:29 in Yangambi.
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)
- [Yangambi Airport (YAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yan-yangambi-yangambi-airport/1ef266de-e3da-60fe-bc77-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)