# Distance from Futaleufu (FFU) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 17,342 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 17,342 km / 10,776 mi / 9,364 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 123° (east southeast)
- **Return heading**: 224° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Chile) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9.75h (When it's 13:27 in Futaleufu, it's 23:12 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,242 ft (KTM is higher than FFU)

## Airports

### [Futaleufu Airport (FFU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ffu-futaleufu-futaleufu-airport/1ef266df-9a42-6184-ab9b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Futaleufu, Chile
- ICAO: SCFT
- Timezone: America/Santiago
- Coordinates: -43.190000, -71.850000
- Elevation: 1,148 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 13:27 in Futaleufu, it's 23:12 in Kathmandu.
With a 9.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Futaleufu Airport (FFU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ffu-futaleufu-futaleufu-airport/1ef266df-9a42-6184-ab9b-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)