# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Norfolk (OFK)

> 12,261 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,261 km / 7,618 mi / 6,620 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 2° (north)
- **Return heading**: 357° (north)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -10.75h (When it's 07:13 in Kathmandu, it's 20:28 in Norfolk)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,817 ft (OFK 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

### [Norfolk Regional/Karl Stefan Memorial Field (OFK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ofk-norfolk-norfolk-regionalkarl-stefan-memorial-field/1ef266df-3039-6936-b565-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Norfolk, United States
- ICAO: KOFK
- Timezone: America/Chicago
- Coordinates: 41.990000, -97.440000
- Elevation: 1,573 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 07:13 in Kathmandu, it's 20:28 in Norfolk.
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)
- [Norfolk Regional/Karl Stefan Memorial Field (OFK)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ofk-norfolk-norfolk-regionalkarl-stefan-memorial-field/1ef266df-3039-6936-b565-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)