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YTD to LUA: distance & flight time
Thicket Portage (Thicket Portage Airport) → Lukla (Lukla Airport)
6,696 mi
10,776 km · 5,818 nm
13h 36m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading north
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Flight time details
6,696 miles nonstop takes roughly 13h 36m gate to gate, flying north. 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
- YTD — Thicket Portage Airport · Thicket Portage, 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 YTD
- PIW · Pikwitonei Airport28 mi away
- YTH · Thompson Airport34 mi away
- YCR · Cross Lake (Charlie Sinclair Memorial) Airport49 mi away
- ZJG · Jenpeg Airport57 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 YTD from LUA?
The flight distance from Thicket Portage (YTD) to Lukla (LUA) is 6,696 miles (10,776 km, 5,818 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from YTD to LUA?
A nonstop flight takes about 13h 36m 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 YTD to LUA?
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