Tribhuvan International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Kathmandu, Bagmati Province (Nepal)

IATA: KTM ICAO: VNKT

Longest Active Runway

10,991 ft

3,350 meters

Field Elevation

4,390 ft

1,338 m MSL

Runway Inventory

1 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

27.6966°, 85.3591°

LARGE AIRPORT

🏆

Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #380 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#608 of 7558

Top 8.1% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (Nepal)

#1 of 2 in NP

#1 of 23 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+9.9%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 KTM in numbers: 10,991 ft longest runway · tied #380 of 650 published · #608 of 7,558 worldwide (top 8.1%) · #1 in Nepal.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

⛰️

Elevation & National Context

Mid-Altitude Aerodrome (2,000–4,999 ft)

KTM lies at 1,338 m (4,390 ft), #59 of 650 published airports by elevation and 91.2 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 2,016 ft above the Nepal median (2,374 ft, 2 airports) and the highest published airport in the country.

🧭

Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

0 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

No published neighbour with a paved runway of 5,000 ft or more within 100 NM of KTM. Nearest published airport: Gautam Buddha International Airport (BWA), 104 NM, 9,843 ft (1,148 ft shorter than KTM); 2 within 250 NM.

✈️

Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 10,991 ft (3,350 m)

KTM runway: 02/20 10,991 × 148 ft asphalt (asp). National standing: #1 of 2 in Nepal; 1,148 ft ahead of BWA (9,843 ft). +9.9% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
02/20	10,991 ft (3350 m / 3.350 km)	148 ft (45m)	`Asphalt (ASP)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →