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SKH to STL: distance & flight time
Surkhet (Surkhet Airport) → St. Louis (St Louis Lambert International Airport)
7,756 mi
12,482 km · 6,740 nm
15h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
-11.7h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,756 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 40m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SKH — Surkhet Airport · Surkhet, Nepal
- STL — St Louis Lambert International Airport · St. Louis, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near SKH
- KEP · Nepalgunj Airport33 mi away
- RUK · Rukum Chaurjahari Airport34 mi away
- DNP · Tulsipur Airport52 mi away
- JUM · Jumla Airport58 mi away
Near STL
- SUS · Spirit of St Louis Airport16 mi away
- ALN · St Louis Regional Airport20 mi away
- BLV · Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport32 mi away
- SPI · Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport84 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is SKH from STL?
The flight distance from Surkhet (SKH) to St. Louis (STL) is 7,756 miles (12,482 km, 6,740 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SKH to STL?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 40m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from SKH to STL?
Nonstop service on SKH–STL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 15h 40m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Surkhet and St. Louis?
St. Louis is 11.7 hours behind Surkhet.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SKH to STL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on SKH–STL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some SKH to STL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain SKH–STL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.