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LUA to SQD: distance & flight time
Lukla (Lukla Airport) → Shangrao (Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport)
1,900 mi
3,058 km · 1,651 nm
4h 12m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
1,900 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 12m 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
- SQD — Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport · Shangrao, 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 SQD
- WUS · Nanping Wuyishan Airport47 mi away
- JUZ · Quzhou Airport70 mi away
- JDZ · Jingdezhen Airport82 mi away
- TXN · Tunxi International Airport95 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LUA from SQD?
The flight distance from Lukla (LUA) to Shangrao (SQD) is 1,900 miles (3,058 km, 1,651 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUA to SQD?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 12m 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 SQD?
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