Nonstop flight route between Kathmandu, Nepal and Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), Kathmandu, Nepal and Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI), Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,932 miles (or 12,766 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 Tri-Cities Regional 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 Tri-Cities Regional 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: | TRI / KTRI | 
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| Location: | Blountville, Tennessee (Tri-Cities area), United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 36°28'31"N by 82°24'26"W | 
| Area Served: | Tri-Cities, Tennessee | 
| Operator/Owner: | Tri-Cities Airport Commission | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1519 feet (463 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TRI | 
| More Information: | TRI Maps & Info | 
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 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.
 - 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.
 - Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The Airport has two Public Terminals.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI):
- In addition to being known as "Tri-Cities Regional Airport", another name for TRI is "Tri-Cities Regional Airport, TN/VA".
 - Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) has 2 runways.
 - The furthest airport from Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,434 miles (18,402 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
 - The closest airport to Tri-Cities Regional Airport (TRI) is Virginia Highlands Airport (VJI), which is located 25 miles (41 kilometers) NE of TRI.
 - American Airlines pulled out in 1952.
 
