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MRF to LUA: distance & flight time
Marfa (Marfa Municipal Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
8,363 mi
13,459 km · 7,267 nm
16h 52m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
8,363 miles nonstop takes roughly 16h 52m 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
- MRF — Marfa Municipal Airport · Marfa, United States
- LUA — Lukla Airport · Lukla, Nepal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near MRF
- ALE · Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport20 mi away
- FST · Fort Stockton Pecos County Airport76 mi away
- PEQ · Pecos Municipal Airport76 mi away
- INK · Winkler County Airport109 mi away
Near LUA
- SYH · Syangboche Airport9 mi away
- PPL · Phaplu Airport15 mi away
- RUM · Rumjatar Airport29 mi away
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport30 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is MRF from LUA?
The flight distance from Marfa (MRF) to Lukla (LUA) is 8,363 miles (13,459 km, 7,267 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from MRF to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 16h 52m 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 MRF to LUA?
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