# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Kugluktuk (YCO)

> 9,258 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,258 km / 5,753 mi / 4,999 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 8° (north)
- **Return heading**: 342° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -11.75h (When it's 05:51 in Kathmandu, it's 18:06 in Kugluktuk)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,316 ft (YCO 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

### [Kugluktuk Airport (YCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yco-kugluktuk-kugluktuk-airport/1ef266de-af06-6e4a-9fa5-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kugluktuk, Canada
- ICAO: CYCO
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 67.820000, -115.140000
- Elevation: 74 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 05:51 in Kathmandu, it's 18:06 in Kugluktuk.
With a 11.75-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)
- [Kugluktuk Airport (YCO)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yco-kugluktuk-kugluktuk-airport/1ef266de-af06-6e4a-9fa5-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)