# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Fort Chipewyan (YPY)

> 10,280 km · estimated flight time 13h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,280 km / 6,388 mi / 5,551 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 13h
- **Heading**: 8° (north)
- **Return heading**: 345° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Canada
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -11.75h (When it's 19:55 in Kathmandu, it's 08:10 in Fort Chipewyan)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,629 ft (YPY 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

### [Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ypy-fort-chipewyan-fort-chipewyan-airport/1ef266de-b1dc-6782-8974-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Fort Chipewyan, Canada
- ICAO: CYPY
- Timezone: America/Edmonton
- Coordinates: 58.770000, -111.120000
- Elevation: 761 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 19:55 in Kathmandu, it's 08:10 in Fort Chipewyan.
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)
- [Fort Chipewyan Airport (YPY)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ypy-fort-chipewyan-fort-chipewyan-airport/1ef266de-b1dc-6782-8974-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)