# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Tame (TME)

> 15,492 km · estimated flight time 19h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 15,492 km / 9,626 mi / 8,365 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 19h
- **Heading**: 324° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 32° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Colombia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → South America
- **Time difference**: -10.75h (When it's 20:18 in Kathmandu, it's 09:33 in Tame)
- **Elevation difference**: 3,340 ft (TME 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

### [Gustavo Vargas Airport (TME)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tme-tame-gustavo-vargas-airport/1ef266df-b639-6806-8c3d-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tame, Colombia
- ICAO: SKTM
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 6.450000, -71.760000
- Elevation: 1,050 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 20:18 in Kathmandu, it's 09:33 in Tame.
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)
- [Gustavo Vargas Airport (TME)](https://flightduration.online/airport/tme-tame-gustavo-vargas-airport/1ef266df-b639-6806-8c3d-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)