# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Grenchen Airport (ZHI)

> 6,914 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,914 km / 4,296 mi / 3,733 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 78° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Switzerland
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -3.75h (When it's 14:21 in Kathmandu, it's 10:36 in Grenchen Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,979 ft (ZHI 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

### [Grenchen Airport (ZHI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zhi-grenchen-airport/1ef266df-57d3-6d48-a5f9-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Grenchen Airport, Switzerland
- ICAO: LSZG
- Timezone: Europe/Zurich
- Coordinates: 47.180000, 7.420000
- Elevation: 1,411 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 14:21 in Kathmandu, it's 10:36 in Grenchen Airport.
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)
- [Grenchen Airport (ZHI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/zhi-grenchen-airport/1ef266df-57d3-6d48-a5f9-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)