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DNP to LUA: distance & flight time
Dang (Tulsipur Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
272 mi
438 km · 237 nm
1h 11m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
272 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 11m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- DNP — Tulsipur Airport · Dang, Nepal
- 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 DNP
- RUK · Rukum Chaurjahari Airport36 mi away
- KEP · Nepalgunj Airport38 mi away
- SKH · Surkhet Airport52 mi away
- DOP · Dolpa Airport68 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 DNP from LUA?
The flight distance from Dang (DNP) to Lukla (LUA) is 272 miles (438 km, 237 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from DNP to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 11m 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 DNP to LUA?
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