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OEL to LUA: distance & flight time
Oakley (Oryol Yuzhny Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
3,101 mi
4,990 km · 2,695 nm
6h 33m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading east
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Flight time details
3,101 miles nonstop takes roughly 6h 33m 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
- OEL — Oryol Yuzhny Airport · Oakley, 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 OEL
- BZK · Bryansk Airport78 mi away
- URS · Kursk East Airport83 mi away
- KLF · Grabtsevo Airport113 mi away
- LPK · Lipetsk Airport148 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 OEL from LUA?
The flight distance from Oakley (OEL) to Lukla (LUA) is 3,101 miles (4,990 km, 2,695 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OEL to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 6h 33m 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 OEL to LUA?
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