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LUA to HNY: distance & flight time
Lukla (Lukla Airport) → Hengyang (Hengyang Nanyue Airport)
1,588 mi
2,556 km · 1,380 nm
3h 35m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,588 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 35m gate to gate, flying east. 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
- LUA — Lukla Airport · Lukla, Nepal
- HNY — Hengyang Nanyue Airport · Hengyang, China
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LUA
- SYH · Syangboche Airport9 mi away
- PPL · Phaplu Airport15 mi away
- RUM · Rumjatar Airport29 mi away
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport30 mi away
Near HNY
- LLF · Lingling Airport74 mi away
- CSX · Changsha Huanghua International Airport96 mi away
- YIC · Yichun Mingyueshan Airport120 mi away
- WGN · Shaoyang Wugang Airport123 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LUA from HNY?
The flight distance from Lukla (LUA) to Hengyang (HNY) is 1,588 miles (2,556 km, 1,380 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUA to HNY?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 35m 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 LUA to HNY?
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