# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Monticello (MXO)

> 12,232 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,232 km / 7,601 mi / 6,605 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 357° (north)
- **Return heading**: 3° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10.75h (When it's 23:53 in Kathmandu, it's 13:08 in Monticello)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,557 ft (MXO 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

### [Monticello Regional Airport (MXO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mxo-monticello-monticello-regional-airport/1ef266df-2cd9-689a-a93e-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Monticello, United States
- ICAO: KMXO
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 42.220000, -91.160000
- Elevation: 833 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 23:53 in Kathmandu, it's 13:08 in Monticello.
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)
- [Monticello Regional Airport (MXO)](https://flightduration.online/airport/mxo-monticello-monticello-regional-airport/1ef266df-2cd9-689a-a93e-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)