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OOM to LUA: distance & flight time
Cooma (Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
5,992 mi
9,642 km · 5,207 nm
12h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
-4.2h
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,992 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 13m gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 4.2-hour time set-back when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OOM — Cooma Snowy Mountains Airport · Cooma, Australia
- 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 OOM
- CYG · Corryong Airport61 mi away
- MIM · Merimbula Airport66 mi away
- CBR · Canberra International Airport70 mi away
- MYA · Moruya Airport71 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 OOM from LUA?
The flight distance from Cooma (OOM) to Lukla (LUA) is 5,992 miles (9,642 km, 5,207 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OOM to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 13m 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 time difference between Cooma and Lukla?
Lukla is 4.2 hours behind Cooma.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OOM to LUA?
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