Nonstop flight route between Brindisi, Italy and Kathmandu, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS), Brindisi, Italy and Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), Kathmandu, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,861 miles (or 6,214 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 Brindisi – Salento Airport and Tribhuvan International 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 Brindisi – Salento Airport and Tribhuvan International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BDS / LIBR | 
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| Location: | Brindisi, Italy | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 40°39'26"N by 17°56'48"E | 
| Area Served: | Brindisi | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 47 feet (14 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from BDS | 
| More Information: | BDS Maps & Info | 
Arrival 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 | 
Facts about Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS):
- In addition to being known as "Brindisi – Salento Airport", another name for BDS is "Brindisi – Aeroporto del Salento".
 - The closest airport to Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) is Taranto-Grottaglie Airport (TAR), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) WSW of BDS.
 - Because of Brindisi – Salento Airport's relatively low elevation of 47 feet, planes can take off or land at Brindisi – Salento 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.
 - Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) has 2 runways.
 - Brindisi – Salento Airport handled 2,101,045 passengers last year.
 - The furthest airport from Brindisi – Salento Airport (BDS) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,670 miles (18,780 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 
Facts about Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM):
- 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.
 - The first jet aircraft to land at Tribhuvan was a Air india Boeing 707, which touched down on the 6,600 feet runway in 1967.
 - Tribhuvan International Airport handled 3,405,015 passengers last year.
 - The closest airport to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) is Ramechhap Airport (RHP), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) ESE of 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 (KTM) currently has only 1 runway.
 - In addition to being known as "Tribhuvan International Airport", another name for KTM is "त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल".
 - The Airport is connected to the Cities of Kathmandu and Lalitpur through the Busses of Sajha Yatayat, which stop in front of the International Terminal.
 
