KTM · Kathmandu, Nepal
Tribhuvan International Airport.
--:--:-- · NPT (UTC+05:45) · 27.6966° N, 85.3591° E
Tribhuvan International Airport
Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for KTM
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 26596; ident VNKT; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
tiairport.com.np
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Tribhuvan International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
19 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
KTM / VNKT
OurAirports ident
VNKT
GPS / local code
VNKT
ISO region
NP-P3
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
tiairport.com.np
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q61066
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--NPT · UTC+05:45
Time zone
NPT
Asia/Kathmandu · UTC+05:45
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
3.8 km
Approximate distance to central Kathmandu.
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Kathmandu
Languages
Nepali
Currency
NPR (₨)
Country area
147,181 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
1 runway
Longest runway
10,991 ft / 3,350 m
Runway surface
asphalt
Opened / operator
1955 · Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Owner / entity
Q61066
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
19 source-backed signals
Tribhuvan International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Kathmandu, Nepal. Kathmandu's built-up core sits roughly 3.8 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Kathmandu (UTC+05:45, NPT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 3 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM / VNKT) is at 27.6966° N, 85.3591° E, elevation 4,390 ft (1,338 m), serving Kathmandu, Nepal.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Kathmandu is in Nepal (capital Kathmandu); on Asia/Kathmandu (NPT, UTC+05:45); working languages: Nepali; currency: NPR (₨).
Distance from central Kathmandu: 4 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for KTM.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM / VNKT)
Tribhuvan International Airport · Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal
Known label 1
gaucharan
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KTM, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Known label 2
Bagmati
Alternate airport-name cue retained for KTM, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
VNKT · VNKT · NP-P3
tiairport.com.np · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
As the country's main international airport, it connects Nepal to over 40 destinations in 17 countries.
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for KTM; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Madhyapur Thimi
madhyapur-thimi · 3.3 km from KTM
Nepal · Asia/Kathmandu · +0h · population 119,955 · city coordinates 27.6806, 85.3875
2. Kathmandu
kathmandu · 3.8 km from KTM
Nepal · Asia/Kathmandu · +0h · population 1,442,271 · city coordinates 27.7017, 85.3206
3. Pātan
patan · 5.0 km from KTM
Nepal · Asia/Kathmandu · +0h · population 299,283 · city coordinates 27.6766, 85.3142
4. Ki̇̄rtipur
kirtipur · 8.5 km from KTM
Nepal · Asia/Kathmandu · +0h · population 44,632 · city coordinates 27.6785, 85.2757
5. Banepā
banepa · 18 km from KTM
Nepal · Asia/Kathmandu · +0h · population 67,629 · city coordinates 27.6327, 85.5220
6. Panauti̇̄
panauti · 20 km from KTM
Nepal · Asia/Kathmandu · +0h · population 27,602 · city coordinates 27.5845, 85.5149
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. DAC VGHS
Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport · Dhaka
662 km from KTM · Asia/Dhaka · +0h 15m · elevation 30 ft (9 m) · airport coordinates 23.8433, 90.3978
2. DEL VIDP
Indira Gandhi International Airport · New Delhi
816 km from KTM · Asia/Kolkata · -0h 15m · elevation 777 ft (237 m) · airport coordinates 28.5556, 77.0952
3. CGP VGEG
Shah Amanat International Airport · Chattogram (Chittagong)
889 km from KTM · Asia/Dhaka · +0h 15m · elevation 12 ft (4 m) · airport coordinates 22.2496, 91.8133
Route-time reference set
1. KTM-DAC
Dhaka · 662 km · 1h 40m
Asia/Dhaka · +0h 15m from KTM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. KTM-DEL
New Delhi · 816 km · 1h 52m
Asia/Kolkata · -0h 15m from KTM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. KTM-CGP
Chattogram (Chittagong) · 889 km · 1h 57m
Asia/Dhaka · +0h 15m from KTM; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
1 runway
Longest runway 10,991 ft / 3,350 m. 1 lighted runway in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for KTM.
Runway identifiers
02/20
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
It has a tabletop runway, a domestic terminal and an international terminal.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for KTM.
Country and authority
KTM sits in Nepal (Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal), whose capital is Kathmandu. No specific civil-aviation authority label is attached in the current map, so this page avoids inventing one. Country context: Asia, Southern Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Nepali. Currency context: NPR (₨). KTM is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
KTM is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with gaucharan, Bagmati. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: As the country's main international airport, it connects Nepal to over 40 destinations in 17 countries.
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q61066 · Tribhuvan International Airport. Administrative area: Kathmandu. Named after: Kathmandu · Tribhuvan I of Nepal. Entity official-site cross-check: tiairport.com.np
Field and clock profile
Tribhuvan International Airport is a high-elevation field at 4,390 ft (1,338 m), positioned at 27.6966° N, 85.3591° E in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 1 runway and a longest runway of 10,991 ft / 3,350 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Kathmandu (NPT, UTC+05:45), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Madhyapur Thimi is the closest retained city-time anchor at 3.3 km. DAC Dhaka is the closest retained airport alternative at 662 km.
Country airport peers
KTM has no same-country peer airports retained in the current airport set, so the useful comparison points are its code, coordinates, timezone, and route references.
Route geometry
KTM-DAC Dhaka: 662 km, about 1h 40m, +0h 15m. KTM-DEL New Delhi: 816 km, about 1h 52m, -0h 15m. KTM-CGP Chattogram (Chittagong): 889 km, about 1h 57m, +0h 15m. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident VNKT backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. tiairport.com.np is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
1 runway · longest 10,991 ft / 3,350 m
Runway identifiers
02/20
OurAirports classifies KTM as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Kathmandu.
KTM (VNKT) is a high-elevation field at 4,390 ft (1,338 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
KTM sits in a broader regional network with 3 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
KTM's runway record lists 1 runway, with the longest runway at 10,991 ft / 3,350 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt.
Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for KTM.
- It has a tabletop runway, a domestic terminal and an international terminal.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at tiairport.com.np, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for KTM
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
KTM uses Asia/Kathmandu (NPT, UTC+05:45). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Tribhuvan International Airport is about 3.8 km from central Kathmandu; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
DAC Dhaka is the closest retained alternate at 662 km, time difference +0h 15m.
When source checks matter
tiairport.com.np is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place KTM inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
KTM ranks #1 in the curated Nepal airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 1 airport.
Same-zone airport cohort
KTM has no other retained airport in the same IANA zone cohort, making Asia/Kathmandu a more distinctive signal for this page.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
KTM is 4,390 ft (1,338 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include RNO 4,415 ft (1,346 m) (25 ft delta) · BFN 4,457 ft (1,358 m) (67 ft delta) · TBZ 4,459 ft (1,359 m) (69 ft delta) · CUU 4,462 ft (1,360 m) (72 ft delta) · FBM 4,295 ft (1,309 m) (95 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
KTM's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are DAC 662 km +0h 15m · DEL 816 km -0h 15m · CGP 889 km +0h 15m.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dhaka | DAC | 662 km | 1h 40m | +0h 15m | --:--:-- |
| New Delhi | DEL | 816 km | 1h 52m | -0h 15m | --:--:-- |
| Chattogram (Chittagong) | CGP | 889 km | 1h 57m | +0h 15m | --:--:-- |
KTM to DAC
Dhaka
Distance 662 km; estimated travel window 1h 40m; destination zone Asia/Dhaka is +0h 15m from KTM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
KTM to DEL
New Delhi
Distance 816 km; estimated travel window 1h 52m; destination zone Asia/Kolkata is -0h 15m from KTM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
KTM to CGP
Chattogram (Chittagong)
Distance 889 km; estimated travel window 1h 57m; destination zone Asia/Dhaka is +0h 15m from KTM. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
Central Kathmandu is close enough that taxi, ride-hail, and rail or shuttle links are usually the fastest arrival options.
Kathmandu is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Tribhuvan International Airport has 3 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from KTM, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Madhyapur Thimi
madhyapur-thimi · 3.3 km · Asia/Kathmandu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Kathmandu
kathmandu · 3.8 km · Asia/Kathmandu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Pātan
patan · 5.0 km · Asia/Kathmandu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Ki̇̄rtipur
kirtipur · 8.5 km · Asia/Kathmandu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Banepā
banepa · 18 km · Asia/Kathmandu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Panauti̇̄
panauti · 20 km · Asia/Kathmandu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dhulikhel
dhulikhel · 20 km · Asia/Kathmandu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Panauti
panauti-7963596 · 20 km · Asia/Kathmandu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Chautārā
chautara · 36 km · Asia/Kathmandu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Hetauda
hetauda · 44 km · Asia/Kathmandu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Chari̇̄koṭ
charikot · 68 km · Asia/Kathmandu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Birgañj
birganj · 89 km · Asia/Kathmandu
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Tribhuvan International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Dhaka (DAC), New Delhi (DEL), Chattogram (Chittagong) (CGP). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Runway footprint: 1 runway; longest runway 10,991 ft / 3,350 m; identifiers 02/20.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt; 1 lighted runway in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1955.
- Network role: mixed or not clearly stated in the source trail.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from KTM. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Hazrat Shahjalal International AirportDAC
Dhaka · large airport
- Distance
- 662 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h 15m
- Elevation
- 30 ft (9 m)
Compare against DAC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Indira Gandhi International AirportDEL
New Delhi · large airport
- Distance
- 816 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- -0h 15m
- Elevation
- 777 ft (237 m)
Compare against DEL when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Shah Amanat International AirportCGP
Chattogram (Chittagong) · large airport
- Distance
- 889 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h 15m
- Elevation
- 12 ft (4 m)
Compare against CGP when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) in?▾
Tribhuvan International Airport is in the Asia/Kathmandu timezone (UTC+05:45, NPT).
What are the codes for Tribhuvan International Airport?▾
Tribhuvan International Airport uses IATA code KTM and ICAO code VNKT.
Where is Tribhuvan International Airport located?▾
Tribhuvan International Airport is located in Kathmandu, Nepal at coordinates 27.6966° N, 85.3591° E, with an elevation of 4,390 ft (1,338 m) (high-elevation field in the subtropics).
How far is Tribhuvan International Airport from central Kathmandu?▾
Tribhuvan International Airport sits roughly 3.8 km from the nearest mapped city center for Kathmandu.
Which route reference is most useful from KTM?▾
Dhaka (DAC) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 40m, destination timezone Asia/Dhaka, and a +0h 15m difference from KTM.
How many runways does Tribhuvan International Airport have?▾
Tribhuvan International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 1 runway, with the longest runway recorded at 10,991 ft / 3,350 m; identifiers include 02/20.