# Distance from Apiay (API) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 15,820 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,820 km / 9,830 mi / 8,542 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 31° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +10.75h (When it's 03:47 in Apiay, it's 14:32 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,183 ft (KTM is higher than API)

## Airports

### [Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base (API)](https://flightduration.online/airport/api-apiay-gomez-nino-apiay-air-base/1ef266df-b41a-6d54-824e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Apiay, Colombia
- ICAO: SKAP
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 4.080000, -73.560000
- Elevation: 1,207 ft

### [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://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

## 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 03:47 in Apiay, it's 14:32 in Kathmandu.
With a 10.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Gomez Nino Apiay Air Base (API)](https://flightduration.online/airport/api-apiay-gomez-nino-apiay-air-base/1ef266df-b41a-6d54-824e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
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