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RHT to LUA: distance & flight time
Alxa Right Banner (Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
1,165 mi
1,875 km · 1,013 nm
3h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading southwest
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Flight time details
1,165 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h gate to gate, flying southwest. 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
- RHT — Alxa Right Banner Badanjilin Airport · Alxa Right Banner, China
- 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 RHT
- YZY · Zhangye Ganzhou Airport55 mi away
- JIC · Jinchuan Airport64 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 RHT from LUA?
The flight distance from Alxa Right Banner (RHT) to Lukla (LUA) is 1,165 miles (1,875 km, 1,013 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RHT to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 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 RHT to LUA?
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