# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Iqaluit (YFB)

> 9,591 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,591 km / 5,960 mi / 5,179 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 349° (north)
- **Return heading**: 23° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -9.75h (When it's 16:33 in Kathmandu, it's 06:48 in Iqaluit)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,280 ft (YFB 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

### [Iqaluit Airport (YFB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yfb-iqaluit-iqaluit-airport/1ef266de-af97-6800-8f37-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Iqaluit, Canada
- ICAO: CYFB
- Timezone: America/Toronto
- Coordinates: 63.760000, -68.560000
- Elevation: 110 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 16:33 in Kathmandu, it's 06:48 in Iqaluit.
With a 9.75-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)
- [Iqaluit Airport (YFB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yfb-iqaluit-iqaluit-airport/1ef266de-af97-6800-8f37-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)