Nonstop flight route between Kathmandu, Nepal and Mount Gambier, Australia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), Kathmandu, Nepal and Mount Gambier Airport (MGB), Mount Gambier, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,771 miles (or 9,287 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 Mount Gambier 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 Mount Gambier Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM):

• In 1955 the airport was inaugurated by King Mahendra and renamed Tribhuvan Airport in memory of the king's father.
• 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 handled 3,405,015 passengers last year.
• In addition to being known as "Tribhuvan International Airport", another name for KTM is "त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल".
• 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.
• 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.
• Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) currently has only 1 runway.
• The Airport has two Public Terminals.

Facts about Mount Gambier Airport (MGB):

• Because of Mount Gambier Airport's relatively low elevation of 212 feet, planes can take off or land at Mount Gambier 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.
• It is located on the Riddoch Highway in Wandilo about 5 nautical miles north of Mount Gambier.
• Mount Gambier Airport is an airport in the Limestone Coast, South Australia.
• The closest airport to Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) is Portland Airport (PTJ), which is located 54 miles (88 kilometers) SE of MGB.
• The furthest airport from Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) is Flores Airport (FLW), which is located 11,985 miles (19,288 kilometers) away in Flores Island, Azores, Portugal.
• In 2011 it was announced that Mount Gambier Airport would be upgraded under a $3.4 million program.
• Mount Gambier Airport handled 92,261 passengers last year.
• Mount Gambier Airport (MGB) has 3 runways.