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ETS to LUA: distance & flight time
Enterprise (Enterprise Municipal Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
8,332 mi
13,410 km · 7,241 nm
16h 48m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,332 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 48m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- ETS — Enterprise Municipal Airport · Enterprise, 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 ETS
- OZR · Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker) Air Field11 mi away
- DHN · Dothan Regional Airport27 mi away
- TOI · Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field39 mi away
- CEW · Bob Sikes Airport51 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 ETS from LUA?
The flight distance from Enterprise (ETS) to Lukla (LUA) is 8,332 miles (13,410 km, 7,241 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from ETS to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 48m 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 ETS to LUA?
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