# Distance from Kathmandu (KTM) to Zalingei (ZLX)

> 6,594 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,594 km / 4,097 mi / 3,560 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 269° (west)
- **Return heading**: 65° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Nepal) → Sudan
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3.75h (When it's 12:05 in Kathmandu, it's 08:20 in Zalingei)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,437 ft (ZLX 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

### [Zalingei Airport (ZLX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zlx-zalingei-zalingei-airport/1ef266de-ee66-6efa-9bd4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Zalingei, Sudan
- ICAO: HSZA
- Timezone: Africa/Khartoum
- Coordinates: 12.900000, 23.480000
- Elevation: 2,953 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 12:05 in Kathmandu, it's 08:20 in Zalingei.
The 3.75-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ktm-kathmandu-tribhuvan-international-airport/1ef266df-f304-6ec0-afd1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Zalingei Airport (ZLX)](https://flightduration.online/airport/zlx-zalingei-zalingei-airport/1ef266de-ee66-6efa-9bd4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)