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YAG to LUA: distance & flight time
Fort Frances (Fort Frances Municipal Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
7,162 mi
11,526 km · 6,224 nm
14h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
+10.8h
time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
7,162 miles nonstop takes roughly 14h 31m gate to gate, flying north. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 10.8-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- YAG — Fort Frances Municipal Airport · Fort Frances, Canada
- 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 YAG
- INL · Falls International Airport6 mi away
- BDE · Baudette International Airport54 mi away
- YIB · Atikokan Municipal Airport83 mi away
- YHD · Dryden Regional Airport87 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 YAG from LUA?
The flight distance from Fort Frances (YAG) to Lukla (LUA) is 7,162 miles (11,526 km, 6,224 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAG to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 14h 31m 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 YAG to LUA?
Nonstop service on YAG–LUA 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 14h 31m nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Fort Frances and Lukla?
Lukla is 10.8 hours ahead of Fort Frances.
What is the cheapest way to fly from YAG to LUA?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on YAG–LUA that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some YAG to LUA fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain YAG–LUA 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.