# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to El Banado (MHW)

> 16,782 km · estimated flight time 21h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 16,782 km / 10,428 mi / 9,062 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 21h
- **Heading**: 279° (west)
- **Return heading**: 68° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Bolivia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -9.75h (When it's 18:33 in Kathmandu, it's 08:48 in El Banado)
- **Elevation difference**: 716 ft (MHW 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

### [Monteagudo Airport (MHW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mhw-el-banado-monteagudo-airport/1ef266df-b67e-656e-a77e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: El Banado, Bolivia
- ICAO: SLAG
- Timezone: America/La_Paz
- Coordinates: -19.830000, -63.960000
- Elevation: 3,674 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 18:33 in Kathmandu, it's 08:48 in El Banado.
With a 9.75-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)
- [Monteagudo Airport (MHW)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mhw-el-banado-monteagudo-airport/1ef266df-b67e-656e-a77e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)