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HZP to LUA: distance & flight time
Wood Buffalo (Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
6,462 mi
10,399 km · 5,615 nm
13h 8m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,462 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 8m 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
- HZP — Fort Mackay / Horizon Airport · Wood Buffalo, Canada
- 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 HZP
- YMM · Fort McMurray Airport53 mi away
- YPY · Fort Chipewyan Airport98 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 HZP from LUA?
The flight distance from Wood Buffalo (HZP) to Lukla (LUA) is 6,462 miles (10,399 km, 5,615 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from HZP to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 8m 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 HZP to LUA?
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