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CMD to LUA: distance & flight time
(Cootamundra Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
5,878 mi
9,459 km · 5,108 nm
12h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,878 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 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
- CMD — Cootamundra Airport · , Australia
- LUA — Lukla Airport · Lukla, Nepal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
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Near CMD
- NGA · Young Airport28 mi away
- TEM · Temora Airport33 mi away
- TUM · Tumut Airport46 mi away
- WGA · Wagga Wagga City Airport49 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 CMD from LUA?
The flight distance from (CMD) to Lukla (LUA) is 5,878 miles (9,459 km, 5,108 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CMD to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 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 CMD to LUA?
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