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BJW to LUA: distance & flight time
Bajawa (Bajawa Soa Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
3,404 mi
5,479 km · 2,958 nm
7h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
3,404 miles nonstop takes roughly 7h 8m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- BJW — Bajawa Soa Airport · Bajawa, Indonesia
- 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 BJW
- RTG · Frans Sales Lega Airport40 mi away
- ENE · Ende (H Hasan Aroeboesman) Airport42 mi away
- MOF · Maumere(Wai Oti) Airport81 mi away
- LBJ · Komodo Airport81 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 BJW from LUA?
The flight distance from Bajawa (BJW) to Lukla (LUA) is 3,404 miles (5,479 km, 2,958 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BJW to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 7h 8m 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 BJW to LUA?
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