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SQJ to LUA: distance & flight time
Sanming (Shaxian Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
1,911 mi
3,075 km · 1,660 nm
4h 13m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,911 miles nonstop takes roughly 4h 13m gate to gate, flying west. 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
- SQJ — Shaxian Airport · Sanming, 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 SQJ
- LCX · Longyan Guanzhishan Airport85 mi away
- WUS · Nanping Wuyishan Airport89 mi away
- FOC · Fuzhou Changle International Airport118 mi away
- JJN · Quanzhou Jinjiang International Airport122 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 SQJ from LUA?
The flight distance from Sanming (SQJ) to Lukla (LUA) is 1,911 miles (3,075 km, 1,660 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from SQJ to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 4h 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 cheapest way to fly from SQJ to LUA?
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