Where is KTM airport?

KTM is a large airport in Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal, at 27.6966, 85.3591, 1,338 m above sea level.

Which other airports serve Kathmandu?

Kathmandu has 2 airports: KTM, JKR.

What time zone is KTM in?

KTM is in the Asia/Kathmandu time zone, UTC+5:45.

How many passengers use KTM?

7,327,042 passengers in 2019, according to Wikidata.

Tribhuvan International Airport opened in 1955.

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Large airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.

IATA code: KTM
ICAO code: VNKT
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 7,327,042; 2019 · Wikidata
Nonstop routes: 7; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC+5:45; Asia/Kathmandu
Elevation: 1,338 m; 4,390 ft
Runways: 1; Longest 3,350 m

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More codes: airport codes starting with K

About KTM

Tribhuvan International Airport is a large airport serving Kathmandu, Nepal. It opened in 1955 and is run by Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. 7,327,042 passengers used it in 2019. Open traffic data shows 7 nonstop routes from KTM.

Wikidata (CC0). Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from KTM

Route	To	Distance	Passengers
KTM → DEL	New Delhi, India	817 km	970,919
KTM → BOM	Mumbai, India	1,592 km	145,112
KTM → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	5,317 km	98,280
KTM → BLR	Bengaluru, India	1,791 km	55,750
KTM → ICN	Seoul, South Korea	3,973 km	15,757 (6 mo)
KTM → VNS	Varanasi, India	352 km	12,715
KTM → CCU	Kolkata, India	639 km	4,011

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports, Incheon Airport (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026, 6 months) for routes from Incheon, DGCA (domestic Oct 2025 – Sep 2026, international Jan 2025 – Dec 2025, provisional) for routes in and out of India. Routes outside these are not counted.

Other airports in Kathmandu

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
JKR	Janakpur Airport	Kathmandu	123 km

All Kathmandu airports and the distances between them →

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
SIF	Simara Airport	Pipara Simara, Nepal	70 km
BHR	Bharatpur Airport	Bharatpur, Nepal	92 km
LUA	Tenzing-Hillary Airport	Lukla, Nepal	135 km
PHH	Pokhara International Airport	Pokhara, Nepal	143 km
PKR	Pokhara Domestic Airport	Pokhara, Nepal	146 km

Distance from KTM to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
KTM → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,373 km	—
KTM → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2,995 km	—
KTM → CDG	Paris, France	7,235 km	—
KTM → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	6,786 km	—
KTM → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	5,317 km	98,280
KTM → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7,002 km	—
KTM → JFK	New York, United States	12,139 km	—
KTM → ATL	Atlanta, United States	13,131 km	—
KTM → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	12,739 km	—
KTM → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	3,528 km	—
KTM → HND	Tokyo, Japan	5,172 km	—
KTM → DOH	Doha, Qatar	3,365 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
02/20	3,350 m	45 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal · 27.6966, 85.3591

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Questions

Tribhuvan International Airport has the IATA code KTM and the ICAO code VNKT. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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