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LUA to JIC: distance & flight time
Lukla (Lukla Airport) → Jinchuan (Jinchuan Airport)
1,172 mi
1,885 km · 1,018 nm
3h 1m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
1,172 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 1m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- JIC — Jinchuan Airport · Jinchuan, 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 JIC
- RHT · Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport64 mi away
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport92 mi away
- XNN · Xining Caojiabu Airport140 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LUA from JIC?
The flight distance from Lukla (LUA) to Jinchuan (JIC) is 1,172 miles (1,885 km, 1,018 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUA to JIC?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 1m 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 JIC?
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