# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Leticia (LET)

> 16,317 km · estimated flight time 20h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,317 km / 10,139 mi / 8,810 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 20h
- **Heading**: 311° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 42° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10.75h (When it's 20:36 in Kathmandu, it's 09:51 in Leticia)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,113 ft (LET is lower than KTM)

## Airports

### [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

### [Alfredo Vasquez Cobo International Airport (LET)](https://flightduration.online/airport/let-leticia-alfredo-vasquez-cobo-international-airport/1ef266df-b537-667e-af86-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Leticia, Colombia
- ICAO: SKLT
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: -4.190000, -69.940000
- Elevation: 277 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 20:36 in Kathmandu, it's 09:51 in Leticia.
With a 10.75-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Alfredo Vasquez Cobo International Airport (LET)](https://flightduration.online/airport/let-leticia-alfredo-vasquez-cobo-international-airport/1ef266df-b537-667e-af86-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)