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YAL to LUA: distance & flight time
Alert Bay (Alert Bay Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
6,651 mi
10,704 km · 5,780 nm
13h 31m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
6,651 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 31m 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
- YAL — Alert Bay Airport · Alert Bay, 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 YAL
- YZT · Port Hardy Airport21 mi away
- YBL · Campbell River Airport85 mi away
- YQQ · Comox Airport108 mi away
- YAZ · Tofino / Long Beach Airport116 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 YAL from LUA?
The flight distance from Alert Bay (YAL) to Lukla (LUA) is 6,651 miles (10,704 km, 5,780 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YAL to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 31m 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 YAL to LUA?
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