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SLM to LUA: distance & flight time
Salamanca (Salamanca Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
5,101 mi
8,209 km · 4,433 nm
10h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+3.8h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
5,101 miles nonstop takes roughly 10h 28m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 3.8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- SLM — Salamanca Airport · Salamanca, Spain
- 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 SLM
- VLL · Valladolid Airport62 mi away
- MAD · Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport107 mi away
- BGC · Bragança Airport88 mi away
- ECV · Cuatro Vientos Airport99 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 SLM from LUA?
The flight distance from Salamanca (SLM) to Lukla (LUA) is 5,101 miles (8,209 km, 4,433 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SLM to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 10h 28m 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 Salamanca and Lukla?
Lukla is 3.8 hours ahead of Salamanca.
What is the cheapest way to fly from SLM to LUA?
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