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DEL Delhi ⇄ KTM Kathmandu

Indira Gandhi International Airport (India) and Tribhuvan International Airport (Nepal): great-circle distance, estimated scheduled flight time each way, time difference and jet lag.

Distance816 km507 mi441 nautical miles
DEL → KTM1 h 55 minestimated block time
KTM → DEL2 h 05 minestimated block time
Clock change+15 minutesKathmandu vs Delhi, today
Great-circle route from Delhi (DEL) to Kathmandu (KTM)DELDelhiKTMKathmandu
The shortest path over the Earth’s surface (great circle), drawn on a Natural Earth projection. Real flight paths bend around weather, winds and closed airspace.

Flight time each way

DEL → KTM

1 h 55 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 95° (E).

Leave Delhi Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Kathmandu Sat 7 Nov, 12:10 local.

KTM → DEL

2 h 05 min

Estimated gate-to-gate scheduled time. Initial heading 279° (W).

Leave Kathmandu Sat 7 Nov, 10:00 local → arrive Delhi Sat 7 Nov, 11:50 local.

The two directions differ by 9 minutes in our estimate: this route is short, so the wind has little effect on the total. How we estimate it.

Distance

Great-circle distance816 km · 507 mi · 441 nmi
Initial heading95° (E) from DEL; 279° (W) from KTM
Farthest from the equator28.6°N
Crossesneither the equator nor the 180th meridian
Share of the longest possible trip4% of the 20,015 km to the far side of the Earth

Time zones and jet lag

DELAsia/Kolkata — UTC+5:30 now; UTC+5:30 all year (no daylight saving time)
KTMAsia/Kathmandu — UTC+5:45 now; UTC+5:45 all year (no daylight saving time)
DifferenceKathmandu is 15 minutes ahead of Delhi today.

Jet lag, flying DEL → KTM. No time-zone change, so no jet lag from the clock — only the usual tiredness of travel.

General information, not medical advice.

The two airports

DEL Indira Gandhi International AirportDelhi, India · longest runway 14,534 ft4,430 m KTM Tribhuvan International AirportKathmandu, Nepal · longest runway 10,991 ft3,350 m

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Photos on airport pages are credited there. Estimates are rounded to 5 minutes; typical error about 13 minutes (validation).