Nonstop flight route between Nara, Mali and Lukla, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Keibane Airport (NRM), Nara, Mali and Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,971 miles (or 9,609 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 Keibane 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 Keibane 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: | NRM / GANK |
Airport Name: | Keibane Airport |
Location: | Nara, Mali |
GPS Coordinates: | 15°13'43"N by 7°15'40"W |
Area Served: | Nara |
View all routes: | Routes from NRM |
More Information: | NRM 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 Keibane Airport (NRM):
- The furthest airport from Keibane Airport (NRM) is Tongoa Airport (TGH), which is nearly antipodal to Keibane Airport (meaning Keibane Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tongoa Airport), and is located 12,136 miles (19,531 kilometers) away in Tongoa, Shefa Province, Vanuatu.
- The closest airport to Keibane Airport (NRM) is Timbedra Airport (TMD), which is located 92 miles (148 kilometers) NW of NRM.
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):
- The closest airport to Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) is Phaplu Airport (PPL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of LUA.
- The apron has four stands and there is one helipad located 140 m from the control tower.
- Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Tenzing-Hillary Airport", another name for LUA is "तेन्जिङ हिलारी विमानस्थल".
- Lukla flights or flights to Tenzing-Hillary airport start in the early morning to mid day.
- 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.
- In January 2008 the airport was renamed in honor of Sir Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest and also to mark their efforts in the construction of this airport.
- 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.