AirportsTribhuvan International Airport is a large airport serving Kathmandu, in Bagmati Province, Nepal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KTM.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KTM
- ICAO code
- VNKT
- City
- Kathmandu
- State or region
- Bagmati Province
- Country
- Nepal
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 27.6966° N, 85.3591° E
- Elevation
- 1,338 m (4,390 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,350 m (10,991 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KTM means Tribhuvan International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VNKT. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 27.6966° N, 85.3591° E. It stands 1,338 metres (4,390 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kathmandu, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Tribhuvan International Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,350 metres (10,991 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Nepal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 3,350 m 10,991 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Simara AirportSimara | SIF | 70 km |
| Bharatpur AirportBharatpur | BHR | 92 km |
| Janakpur AirportJanakpur | JKR | 123 km |
| Tenzing-Hillary AirportLukla | LUA | 135 km |
| Pokhara International AirportPokhara | PHH | 143 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 816 km | 1 h 30 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,592 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,990 km | 4 h 05 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,359 km | 9 h 20 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,117 km | 15 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,718 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,538 km | 4 h 45 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,162 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,744 km | 12 h 15 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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