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HAF to LUA: distance & flight time
Half Moon Bay (Half Moon Bay Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
7,550 mi
12,150 km · 6,561 nm
15h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
7,550 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 16m 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
- HAF — Half Moon Bay Airport · Half Moon Bay, 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 HAF
- SFO · San Francisco International Airport10 mi away
- SQL · San Carlos Airport14 mi away
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland International Airport21 mi away
- PAO · Palo Alto Airport of Santa Clara County21 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 HAF from LUA?
The flight distance from Half Moon Bay (HAF) to Lukla (LUA) is 7,550 miles (12,150 km, 6,561 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HAF to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 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 HAF to LUA?
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