Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
LUA to HTL: distance & flight time
Lukla (Lukla Airport) → Houghton Lake (Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport)
7,429 mi
11,956 km · 6,456 nm
15h 2m
estimated nonstop flight time
-9.7h
time difference · heading north
See live LUA→HTL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
7,429 miles nonstop takes roughly 15h 2m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 9.7-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- LUA — Lukla Airport · Lukla, Nepal
- HTL — Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport · Houghton Lake, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near LUA
- SYH · Syangboche Airport9 mi away
- PPL · Phaplu Airport15 mi away
- RUM · Rumjatar Airport29 mi away
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport30 mi away
Near HTL
- GDW · Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport29 mi away
- GLR · Gaylord Regional Airport45 mi away
- TVC · Cherry Capital Airport52 mi away
- ECA · Iosco County Airport62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LUA from HTL?
The flight distance from Lukla (LUA) to Houghton Lake (HTL) is 7,429 miles (11,956 km, 6,456 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUA to HTL?
A nonstop flight takes about 15h 2m 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 time difference between Lukla and Houghton Lake?
Houghton Lake is 9.7 hours behind Lukla.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LUA to HTL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on LUA–HTL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.