Nonstop flight route between Salluit, Quebec, Canada and Lukla, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Salluit Airport (YZG), Salluit, Quebec, Canada and Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,151 miles (or 9,899 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 Salluit 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 Salluit 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: | YZG / CYZG |
Airport Name: | Salluit Airport |
Location: | Salluit, Quebec, Canada |
GPS Coordinates: | 62°10'45"N by 75°40'1"W |
Operator/Owner: | Administration Régionale Kativik |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 745 feet (227 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from YZG |
More Information: | YZG 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 Salluit Airport (YZG):
- The furthest airport from Salluit Airport (YZG) is Albany Airport (ALH), which is located 10,466 miles (16,843 kilometers) away in Albany, Western Australia, Australia.
- Salluit Airport (YZG) currently has only 1 runway.
- Because of Salluit Airport's relatively low elevation of 745 feet, planes can take off or land at Salluit Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Salluit Airport (YZG) is Ivujivik Airport (YIK), which is located 74 miles (120 kilometers) WNW of YZG.
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):
- The airport is popular because Lukla is the place where most people start the climb to Mount Everest Base Camp.
- 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 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".
- 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.
- The closest airport to Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) is Phaplu Airport (PPL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of LUA.