Nonstop flight route between Arvidsjaur, Sweden and Lukla, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR), Arvidsjaur, Sweden and Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,849 miles (or 6,194 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 Arvidsjaur 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 Arvidsjaur 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: | AJR / ESNX | 
| Airport Name: | Arvidsjaur Airport | 
| Location: | Arvidsjaur, Sweden | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 65°35'25"N by 19°16'54"E | 
| Operator/Owner: | Town of Arvidsjaur | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1245 feet (379 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AJR | 
| More Information: | AJR 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 Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR):
- The furthest airport from Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 10,817 miles (17,408 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - The closest airport to Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR) is Lycksele Airport (LYC), which is located 74 miles (119 kilometers) SSW of AJR.
 - Arvidsjaur Airport (AJR) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):
- 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 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.
 - The airport is popular because Lukla is the place where most people start the climb to Mount Everest Base Camp.
 - The closest airport to Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) is Phaplu Airport (PPL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of LUA.
 - Lukla flights or flights to Tenzing-Hillary airport start in the early morning to mid day.
 - 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Tenzing-Hillary Airport", another name for LUA is "तेन्जिङ हिलारी विमानस्थल".
 
