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LUA to LEE: distance & flight time
Lukla (Lukla Airport) → Leesburg (Leesburg International Airport)
8,459 mi
13,614 km · 7,351 nm
17h 3m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,459 miles nonstop takes roughly 17h 3m 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
- LUA — Lukla Airport · Lukla, Nepal
- LEE — Leesburg International Airport · Leesburg, United States
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 LEE
- MCO · Orlando International Airport41 mi away
- TPA · Tampa International Airport73 mi away
- ORL · Orlando Executive Airport35 mi away
- SFB · Orlando Sanford International Airport35 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LUA from LEE?
The flight distance from Lukla (LUA) to Leesburg (LEE) is 8,459 miles (13,614 km, 7,351 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUA to LEE?
A nonstop flight takes about 17h 3m 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 LEE?
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