# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Liberia (LIR)

> 15,646 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,646 km / 9,722 mi / 8,448 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 346° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 13° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Costa Rica
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -11.75h (When it's 00:39 in Kathmandu, it's 12:54 in Liberia)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,120 ft (LIR 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

### [Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lir-liberia-daniel-oduber-quiros-international-airport/1ef266df-65f9-654e-ae66-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Liberia, Costa Rica
- ICAO: MRLB
- Timezone: America/Costa_Rica
- Coordinates: 10.590000, -85.540000
- Elevation: 270 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 00:39 in Kathmandu, it's 12:54 in Liberia.
With a 11.75-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)
- [Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR)](https://flightduration.online/airport/lir-liberia-daniel-oduber-quiros-international-airport/1ef266df-65f9-654e-ae66-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)