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RUM to PPL: distance & flight time
Rumjatar (Rumjatar Airport) → Phaplu (Phaplu Airport)
15 mi
24 km · 13 nm
30m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
15 miles nonstop takes roughly 30m 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
- RUM — Rumjatar Airport · Rumjatar, Nepal
- PPL — Phaplu Airport · Phaplu, Nepal
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near RUM
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport8 mi away
- PPL · Phaplu Airport15 mi away
- LUA · Lukla Airport29 mi away
- RHP · Ramechhap Airport31 mi away
Near PPL
- LUA · Lukla Airport15 mi away
- RUM · Rumjatar Airport15 mi away
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport19 mi away
- SYH · Syangboche Airport22 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RUM from PPL?
The flight distance from Rumjatar (RUM) to Phaplu (PPL) is 15 miles (24 km, 13 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RUM to PPL?
A nonstop flight takes about 30m 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 RUM to PPL?
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