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TMI to LUA: distance & flight time
Tumling Tar (Tumling Tar Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
38 mi
62 km · 33 nm
34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
38 miles nonstop takes roughly 34m gate to gate, flying northwest. 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
- TMI — Tumling Tar Airport · Tumling Tar, Nepal
- 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 TMI
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport15 mi away
- TPJ · Taplejung Airport31 mi away
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport32 mi away
- LUA · Lukla Airport38 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 TMI from LUA?
The flight distance from Tumling Tar (TMI) to Lukla (LUA) is 38 miles (62 km, 33 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TMI to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 34m 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 TMI to LUA?
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