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TUM to LUA: distance & flight time
(Tumut Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
5,915 mi
9,519 km · 5,140 nm
12h 4m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
5,915 miles nonstop takes roughly 12h 4m 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
- TUM — Tumut Airport · , Australia
- 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 TUM
- WGA · Wagga Wagga City Airport44 mi away
- CMD · Cootamundra Airport46 mi away
- CBR · Canberra International Airport54 mi away
- CYG · Corryong Airport67 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 TUM from LUA?
The flight distance from (TUM) to Lukla (LUA) is 5,915 miles (9,519 km, 5,140 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from TUM to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 12h 4m 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 TUM to LUA?
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