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BNG to LUA: distance & flight time
Banning (Banning Municipal Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
7,909 mi
12,728 km · 6,872 nm
15h 58m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,909 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 58m 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
- BNG — Banning Municipal Airport · Banning, 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 BNG
- PSP · Palm Springs International Airport21 mi away
- RIV · March ARB Airport24 mi away
- SBD · San Bernardino International Airport25 mi away
- RBK · French Valley Airport29 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 BNG from LUA?
The flight distance from Banning (BNG) to Lukla (LUA) is 7,909 miles (12,728 km, 6,872 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BNG to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 58m 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 BNG to LUA?
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