Distance and flight time
Kathmandu to Pathibhara Temple by helicopter
Pathibhara Temple is 246 km from Kathmandu in a straight line — 133 nautical miles, or 153 statute miles, east of it. A helicopter covers that in 64–68 minutes in the air, depending on the aircraft: the fastest of the 14 on this platform cruises at 125 knots and the slowest at 118 knots. Pathibhara Temple sits at 12,444 ft (3,793 m), 8,054 ft above Kathmandu. That is the straight-line distance and the time in the air, not the time the flight is quoted at — a helicopter follows the valleys rather than the great circle, and the ground time at each end is on top.
- Straight-line distance
- 246 km
- Time in the air
- 64–68 minutes
- Climb
- 8,054 ft
- Without a fuel stop
- 14 of 14
133 nm · 153 miles · bearing 95° (east)
118–125 kt cruise across 14 aircraft. Ground time is on top.
2,455 m between the two landing sites.
Aircraft whose published range covers Pathibhara Temple and back — still air, before reserve.
Great-circle distance and cruise-speed air time: the shortest the leg can be, never the track flown. The dispatcher’s block time on the day is the number a flight is quoted and flown against. Where each figure comes from
Flying this leg
Pathibhara Temple Helicopter
Kathmandu to the Pathibhara Devi temple in far-eastern Nepal and back in a morning, replacing a long overland journey and a four-hour climb.
The published itinerary for this journey is 3h 45m door to door — the whole experience, including about 45 minutes on the ground and the return, which is why it is longer than the time in the air above. Compare certified operators on it, with live prices.
Asked about this leg
Kathmandu to Pathibhara Temple, in detail
How long is the helicopter flight from Kathmandu to Pathibhara Temple?
The flight from Kathmandu to Pathibhara Temple takes 64–68 minutes in the air, over a straight-line distance of 246 km. That is cruise time only: a charter is quoted against block time, which adds start-up, the climb, any hold for weather and the minutes on the ground at each end.
How far is Pathibhara Temple from Kathmandu?
Pathibhara Temple is 246 km from Kathmandu in a straight line — 133 nautical miles, or 153 statute miles. A helicopter flying the valleys covers more ground than that, and a road journey between the same two points is longer again where a road exists at all.
How much higher is Pathibhara Temple than Kathmandu?
Pathibhara Temple sits at 12,444 ft (3,793 m) and Kathmandu at 4,390 ft (1,338 m), a difference of 8,054 ft (2,455 m). Height matters more than distance on this kind of leg: thinner air cuts what a helicopter can lift long before it affects how long the flight takes.
Does a helicopter need to refuel between Kathmandu and Pathibhara Temple?
Kathmandu to Pathibhara Temple and back is 266 nautical miles, and 14 of the 14 helicopters on this platform have a published still-air range that covers it before any reserve is set aside. The rest have to plan a fuel stop, which is time and money on the quote.
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