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LUA to TPJ: distance & flight time
Lukla (Lukla Airport) → Taplejung (Taplejung Airport)
64 mi
102 km · 55 nm
38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
64 miles nonstop takes roughly 38m 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
- TPJ — Taplejung Airport · Taplejung, Nepal
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 TPJ
- TMI · Tumling Tar Airport31 mi away
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport42 mi away
- BDP · Bhadrapur Airport59 mi away
- IXB · Bagdogra Airport61 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LUA from TPJ?
The flight distance from Lukla (LUA) to Taplejung (TPJ) is 64 miles (102 km, 55 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LUA to TPJ?
A nonstop flight takes about 38m 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 TPJ?
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