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ALE to LUA: distance & flight time
Alpine (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
8,366 mi
13,464 km · 7,270 nm
16h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,366 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 52m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- ALE — Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport · Alpine, United States
- LUA — Lukla Airport · Lukla, Nepal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near ALE
- MRF · Marfa Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport59 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport70 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport101 mi away
Near LUA
- SYH · Syangboche Airport9 mi away
- PPL · Phaplu Airport15 mi away
- RUM · Rumjatar Airport29 mi away
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is ALE from LUA?
The flight distance from Alpine (ALE) to Lukla (LUA) is 8,366 miles (13,464 km, 7,270 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ALE to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 52m 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 cheapest way to fly from ALE to LUA?
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