# Distance from Forster (Wallis Is) Airport (FOT) to Kathmandu (KTM)

> 9,730 km · estimated flight time 12h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 9,730 km / 6,046 mi / 5,254 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 12h
- **Heading**: 305° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 129° (southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -4.25h (When it's 01:30 in Forster (Wallis Is) Airport, it's 21:15 in Kathmandu)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,386 ft (KTM is higher than FOT)

## Airports

### [Forster (Wallis Is) Airport (FOT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/fot-forster-wallis-is-airport/1ef266e0-0c58-6a2a-a788-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Forster (Wallis Is) Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YFST
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
- Coordinates: -32.200000, 152.480000
- Elevation: 4 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 01:30 in Forster (Wallis Is) Airport, it's 21:15 in Kathmandu.
The 4.25-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Forster (Wallis Is) Airport (FOT)](https://flightduration.online/airport/fot-forster-wallis-is-airport/1ef266e0-0c58-6a2a-a788-06bb2780ed98)
- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)