Nonstop flight route between Al Hoceima, Morocco and Lukla, Nepal:
Departure Airport:
(35°10'36"N by 3°50'21"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°41'14"N by 86°43'54"E)
Distance from AHU to LUA:
5,175.23 miles (8,328.70 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU), Al Hoceima, Morocco and Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,175 miles (or 8,329 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Cherif Al Idrissi Airport and Tenzing-Hillary Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Cherif Al Idrissi Airport and Tenzing-Hillary Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AHU / GMTA |
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| Location: | Al Hoceima, Morocco |
| GPS Coordinates: | 35°10'36"N by 3°50'21"W |
| Area Served: | Al Hoceima, Morocco |
| Operator/Owner: | ONDA |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AHU |
| More Information: | AHU Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUA / VNLK |
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| Location: | Lukla, Nepal |
| GPS Coordinates: | 27°41'14"N by 86°43'54"E |
| Area Served: | Lukla, Nepal |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 9383 feet (2,860 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from LUA |
| More Information: | LUA Maps & Info |
Facts about Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU):
- In addition to being known as "Cherif Al Idrissi Airport", another name for AHU is "مطار الشريف الإدريسي".
- Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) is Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ), which is nearly antipodal to Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (meaning Cherif Al Idrissi Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Great Barrier Aerodrome), and is located 12,354 miles (19,881 kilometers) away in Great Barrier Island, New Zealand.
- The closest airport to Cherif Al Idrissi Airport (AHU) is Melilla Airport (MLN), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) E of AHU.
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):
- The furthest airport from Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) is Mataveri International Airport (IPC), which is located 11,446 miles (18,421 kilometers) away in Easter Island, Chile.
- Tenzing-Hillary Airport, also known as Lukla Airport, is a small airport in the town of Lukla, in Khumbu, Solukhumbu district, Sagarmatha zone, eastern Nepal.
- Aircraft can only use runway 06 for landings and runway 24 for takeoffs.There is no prospect of a successful go-around on short final due to the terrain.
- In addition to being known as "Tenzing-Hillary Airport", another name for LUA is "तेन्जिङ हिलारी विमानस्थल".
- Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Tenzing-Hillary Airport's high elevation of 9,383 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at LUA. Combined with a high temperature, this could make LUA a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) is Phaplu Airport (PPL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of LUA.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 50.34 miles (81.02 km) E | Melilla Airport (MLN) | Melilla, (Spanish exclave in Morocco) |     |
| 2 | 88.25 miles (142.02 km) WNW | Sania Ramel Airport (SII) | Sidi Ifni, Morocco | |
| 3 | 88.25 miles (142.02 km) WNW | Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) | Tétouan, Morocco | |
| 4 | 96.13 miles (154.71 km) WNW | Ceuta Heliport (JCU) | Ceuta, Spain | |
| 5 | 107.95 miles (173.73 km) SW | Saïss Airport (FEZ) | Fes, Morocco | |
| 6 | 108.25 miles (174.21 km) NW | Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) | Gibraltar | |
| 7 | 109.89 miles (176.85 km) NNW | Málaga Airport (AGP) | Málaga, Spain | |
| 8 | 111.73 miles (179.81 km) ESE | Angads Airport (OUD) | Oujda, Morocco | |
| 9 | 122.95 miles (197.86 km) WNW | Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) | Tangier, Morocco | |
| 10 | 139.04 miles (223.76 km) N | Granada Airport (GRX) | Granada, Spain | |
| 11 | 141.45 miles (227.65 km) NE | Almería Airport (LEI) | Almería, Spain | |
| 12 | 164.78 miles (265.19 km) NW | Jerez Airport (XRY) | Jerez de la Frontera, Spain | |
| 13 | 167.84 miles (270.12 km) WSW | Kenitra Air Base (NNA) | Kenitra, Morocco | |
| 14 | 182.93 miles (294.39 km) WSW | Rabat–Salé Airport (RBA) | Rabat, Morocco | |
| 15 | 183.24 miles (294.90 km) E | Sidi Bel Abbès Airport (BFW) | Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,353.72 miles (19,881.34 km) SSE | Great Barrier Aerodrome (GBZ) | Great Barrier Island, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 12,327.82 miles (19,839.65 km) ESE | Whangarei Airport (WRE) | Whangarei, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 12,319.43 miles (19,826.15 km) SSE | Coromandel Aerodrome (CMV) | Coromandel, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 12,309.74 miles (19,810.55 km) E | Kerikeri Airport (KKE) | Kerikeri, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 12,303.29 miles (19,800.18 km) E | Kaikohe Aerodrome (KKO) | Kaikohe, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 12,298.91 miles (19,793.13 km) ESE | Dargaville Aerodrome (DGR) | Dargaville, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 12,295.61 miles (19,787.81 km) SSE | Thames Aerodrome (TMZ) | Thames, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 12,292.65 miles (19,783.05 km) SSE | Ardmore Airport (AMZ) | Ardmore, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 12,288.99 miles (19,777.17 km) SSE | Auckland Airport (AKL) | Mangere, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 12,274.15 miles (19,753.28 km) E | Kaitaia Airport (KAT) | Kaitaia, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 12,264.30 miles (19,737.43 km) S | Tauranga Airport (TRG) | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 12,258.56 miles (19,728.18 km) S | Matamata Airport (MTA) | Matamata, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 12,245.35 miles (19,706.93 km) SSE | Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) | Hamilton, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 12,242.67 miles (19,702.63 km) SSW | Whakatane Airport (WHK) | Whakatane, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 12,234.01 miles (19,688.69 km) S | Rotorua International Airport (ROT) | Rotorua, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.78 miles (23.78 km) SW | Phaplu Airport (PPL) | Phaplu, Nepal | |
| 2 | 28.75 miles (46.27 km) SSW | Rumjatar Airport (RUM) | Rumjatar, Nepal | |
| 3 | 30.25 miles (48.69 km) S | Lamidanda Airport (LDN) | Lamidanda, Nepal | |
| 4 | 42.13 miles (67.80 km) SSE | Bhojpur Airport (BHP) | Bhojpur, Nepal | |
| 5 | 45.80 miles (73.71 km) WSW | Ramechhap Airport (RHP) | Ramechhap, Nepal | |
| 6 | 83.96 miles (135.12 km) SW | Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) | Janakpur, Nepal | |
| 7 | 83.99 miles (135.17 km) W | Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| 8 | 89.53 miles (144.09 km) SSE | Biratnagar Airport (BIR) | Biratnagar, Nepal | |
| 9 | 113.24 miles (182.24 km) SE | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) | Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal | |
| 10 | 120.28 miles (193.57 km) SE | Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) | Bagdogra, India | |
| 11 | 139.20 miles (224.01 km) SW | Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU) | Muzzafarpur, India | |
| 12 | 140.86 miles (226.70 km) W | Bharatpur Airport (BHR) | Bharatpur, Nepal | |
| 13 | 153.39 miles (246.86 km) W | Meghauli Airport (MEY) | Meghauli, Nepal | |
| 14 | 165.83 miles (266.88 km) E | Paro International Airport (PBH) | Paro, Bhutan | |
| 15 | 171.54 miles (276.07 km) WNW | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,446.20 miles (18,420.82 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,103.35 miles (17,869.07 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,093.86 miles (17,853.80 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,090.12 miles (17,847.78 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,080.53 miles (17,832.34 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 6 | 11,054.86 miles (17,791.03 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,045.27 miles (17,775.59 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,040.67 miles (17,768.19 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,037.79 miles (17,763.55 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,026.68 miles (17,745.68 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,025.05 miles (17,743.05 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,017.56 miles (17,731.01 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,988.94 miles (17,684.94 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,986.64 miles (17,681.24 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,982.64 miles (17,674.80 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |