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TMI to PPL: distance & flight time
Tumling Tar (Tumling Tar Airport) → Phaplu (Phaplu Airport)
40 mi
64 km · 35 nm
34m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
40 miles nonstop takes roughly 34m 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
- TMI — Tumling Tar Airport · Tumling Tar, 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 TMI
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport15 mi away
- TPJ · Taplejung Airport31 mi away
- LDN · Lamidanda Airport32 mi away
- LUA · Lukla Airport38 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 TMI from PPL?
The flight distance from Tumling Tar (TMI) to Phaplu (PPL) is 40 miles (64 km, 35 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TMI to PPL?
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.
Are there nonstop flights from TMI to PPL?
Nonstop service on TMI–PPL depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 34m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from TMI to PPL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on TMI–PPL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some TMI to PPL fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain TMI–PPL tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.