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TCC to TPJ: distance & flight time
Tucumcari (Tucumcari Municipal Airport) → Taplejung (Taplejung Airport)
8,054 mi
12,961 km · 6,998 nm
16h 15m
estimated nonstop flight time
+11.8h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,054 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 15m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 11.8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- TCC — Tucumcari Municipal Airport · Tucumcari, United States
- TPJ — Taplejung Airport · Taplejung, Nepal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near TCC
- CVS · Cannon Air Force Base58 mi away
- CVN · Clovis Municipal Airport60 mi away
- DHT · Dalhart Municipal Airport83 mi away
- LVS · Las Vegas Municipal Airport93 mi away
Near TPJ
- TMI · Tumling Tar Airport31 mi away
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport42 mi away
- BDP · Bhadrapur Airport59 mi away
- IXB · Bagdogra Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is TCC from TPJ?
The flight distance from Tucumcari (TCC) to Taplejung (TPJ) is 8,054 miles (12,961 km, 6,998 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TCC to TPJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 15m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Tucumcari and Taplejung?
Taplejung is 11.8 hours ahead of Tucumcari.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TCC to TPJ?
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