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CDS to LUA: distance & flight time
Childress (Childress Municipal Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
8,120 mi
13,068 km · 7,056 nm
16h 23m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.8h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,120 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 23m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- CDS — Childress Municipal Airport · Childress, 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 CDS
- LTS · Altus Air Force Base60 mi away
- HBR · Hobart Regional Airport80 mi away
- CSM · Clinton Sherman Airport88 mi away
- PPA · Perry Lefors Field91 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 CDS from LUA?
The flight distance from Childress (CDS) to Lukla (LUA) is 8,120 miles (13,068 km, 7,056 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CDS to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 23m 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 Childress and Lukla?
Lukla is 10.8 hours ahead of Childress.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CDS to LUA?
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