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GMU to LUA: distance & flight time
Greenville (Greenville Downtown Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
8,058 mi
12,967 km · 7,002 nm
16h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,058 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 16m 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
- GMU — Greenville Downtown Airport · Greenville, 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 GMU
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 GMU from LUA?
The flight distance from Greenville (GMU) to Lukla (LUA) is 8,058 miles (12,967 km, 7,002 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from GMU to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 16m 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 GMU to LUA?
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