Nonstop flight route between Kathmandu, Nepal and Tanacross, Alaska, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM), Kathmandu, Nepal and Tanacross Airport (TSG), Tanacross, Alaska, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,608 miles (or 9,025 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 Tanacross 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 Tanacross 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 | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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: | TSG / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Tanacross, Alaska, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 63°22'27"N by 143°20'8"W | 
| Area Served: | Tanacross, Alaska | 
| Operator/Owner: | Bureau of Land Management | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1549 feet (472 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from TSG | 
| More Information: | TSG 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 closest airport to Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) is Ramechhap Airport (RHP), which is located 48 miles (77 kilometers) ESE of KTM.
- The airport began as Gauchaur Airport, named after the area of Kathmandu where it was situated.
- The Airport has two Public Terminals.
- In addition to being known as "Tribhuvan International Airport", another name for KTM is "त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल".
- 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.
- Tribhuvan International Airport handled 3,405,015 passengers last year.
Facts about Tanacross Airport (TSG):
- The furthest airport from Tanacross Airport (TSG) is Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ), which is located 10,351 miles (16,659 kilometers) away in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
- This general aviation airport is located 166 miles southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska.
- The closest airport to Tanacross Airport (TSG) is Tok Airport (TKJ), which is located only 11 miles (18 kilometers) ESE of TSG.
- Tanacross Airport (TSG) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "Tanacross Airport", another name for TSG is "Tanacross Air Base".
- Constructed 1943, activated September 20 by Air Transport Command as Station #16, Alaskan Wing, later 1464th AAFBU.




