# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Reao Airport (REA)

> 15,640 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,640 km / 9,718 mi / 8,445 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 86° (east)
- **Return heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -15.75h (When it's 01:47 in Kathmandu, it's 10:02 in Reao Airport)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,378 ft (REA 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

### [Reao Airport (REA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rea-reao-airport/1ef266df-7341-60c6-bde0-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Reao Airport, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTGE
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -18.470000, -136.440000
- Elevation: 12 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 01:47 in Kathmandu, it's 10:02 in Reao Airport.
With a 15.75-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)
- [Reao Airport (REA)](https://flightduration.online/airport/rea-reao-airport/1ef266df-7341-60c6-bde0-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)