# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Yaounde (YAO)

> 8,219 km · estimated flight time 11h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 8,219 km / 5,107 mi / 4,438 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 11h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 62° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Cameroon
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4.75h (When it's 04:17 in Kathmandu, it's 23:32 in Yaounde)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,926 ft (YAO 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

### [Yaounde Airport (YAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yao-yaounde-yaounde-airport/1ef266de-d915-677c-9f33-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yaounde, Cameroon
- ICAO: FKKY
- Timezone: Africa/Douala
- Coordinates: 3.840000, 11.520000
- Elevation: 2,464 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 04:17 in Kathmandu, it's 23:32 in Yaounde.
The 4.75-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)
- [Yaounde Airport (YAO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yao-yaounde-yaounde-airport/1ef266de-d915-677c-9f33-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)