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TPJ to LUA: distance & flight time
Taplejung (Taplejung Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
64 mi
102 km · 55 nm
38m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
64 miles nonstop takes roughly 38m 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
- TPJ — Taplejung Airport · Taplejung, 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 TPJ
- TMI · Tumling Tar Airport31 mi away
- BHP · Bhojpur Airport42 mi away
- BDP · Bhadrapur Airport59 mi away
- IXB · Bagdogra Airport61 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 TPJ from LUA?
The flight distance from Taplejung (TPJ) to Lukla (LUA) is 64 miles (102 km, 55 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TPJ to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 38m 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 TPJ to LUA?
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