Plane range from Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) – how far can you fly?

Lukla, Nepal

IATA Code
LUA
Airport
Tenzing-Hillary Airport
Elevation
9,380 ft
Longest runway
1,729 ft
Airliners at MTOW
0 of 55

Runways

DesignationLengthWidthSurface
06/24 1,729 ft 98 ft asphalt

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Which airliners can take off from LUA

LUA's longest runway, 06/24, is 1,729 ft, and the field sits at 9,380 ft, where an airliner needs about 33% more takeoff run than at sea level.

None of the 55 airliners in PlaneRange can take off from it, even empty with reserve fuel.

Nearest major airports

DAC Dhaka 304 nm away · 10,499 ft runway DEL New Delhi 512 nm away · 14,534 ft runway BOM Mumbai 921 nm away · 11,511 ft runway KBL Kabul 989 nm away · 11,483 ft runway KHI Karachi 1,065 nm away · 11,155 ft runway HAN Hanoi 1,111 nm away · 12,466 ft runway
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Routes & Range

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