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LPF to LUA: distance & flight time
Liupanshui (Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
1,123 mi
1,808 km · 976 nm
2h 55m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,123 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h 55m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- LPF — Liupanshui Yuezhao Airport · Liupanshui, China
- 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 LPF
- BFJ · Bijie Feixiong Airport55 mi away
- AVA · Anshun Huangguoshu Airport60 mi away
- ZAT · Zhaotong Airport90 mi away
- ACX · Xingyi Airport105 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 LPF from LUA?
The flight distance from Liupanshui (LPF) to Lukla (LUA) is 1,123 miles (1,808 km, 976 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LPF to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h 55m 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 LPF to LUA?
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