Nonstop flight route between Kathmandu, Nepal and Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), Kathmandu, Nepal and Pangnirtung Airport (YXP), Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,775 miles (or 9,295 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Tribhuvan International Airport and Pangnirtung Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Tribhuvan International Airport and Pangnirtung Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | KTM / VNKT |
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Location: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
GPS Coordinates: | 27°41'47"N by 85°21'32"E |
Area Served: | Kathmandu, Nepal |
Operator/Owner: | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4390 feet (1,338 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from KTM |
More Information: | KTM Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | YXP / CYXP |
Airport Name: | Pangnirtung Airport |
Location: | Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 66°8'41"N by 65°42'48"W |
Operator/Owner: | Government of Nunavut |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 79 feet (24 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YXP |
More Information: | YXP Maps & Info |
Facts about Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM):
- The furthest airport from Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,530 miles (18,556 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Tribhuvan International Airport is an international airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- The closest airport to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) is Ramechhap Airport (RHP), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) ESE of KTM.
- In 1955 the airport was inaugurated by King Mahendra and renamed Tribhuvan Airport in memory of the king's father.
- Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) currently has only 1 runway.
- Radisson Hotel Kathmandu operates an executive lounge for first and business class passengers for some airlines and Thai Airways International operates a business lounge for its business-class passengers, as well as Star Alliance Gold card holders.
- Because of Tribhuvan International Airport's high elevation of 4,390 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at KTM. Combined with a high temperature, this could make KTM a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- In addition to being known as "Tribhuvan International Airport", another name for KTM is "त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल".
- Tribhuvan International Airport handled 3,405,015 passengers last year.
Facts about Pangnirtung Airport (YXP):
- Because of Pangnirtung Airport's relatively low elevation of 79 feet, planes can take off or land at Pangnirtung Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Pangnirtung Airport (YXP) is Qikiqtarjuaq Airport (YVM), which is located 107 miles (172 kilometers) NNE of YXP.
- The furthest airport from Pangnirtung Airport (YXP) is Hobart International Airport (HBA), which is located 10,395 miles (16,729 kilometers) away in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
- Pangnirtung Airport (YXP) currently has only 1 runway.