Nonstop flight route between Abou-Deia, Chad and Lukla, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD), Abou-Deia, Chad and Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,480 miles (or 7,210 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 Abou-Deïa 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 Abou-Deïa 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: | AOD / |
| Airport Name: | Abou-Deïa Airport |
| Location: | Abou-Deia, Chad |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°28'1"N by 19°16'58"E |
| Area Served: | Abou-Deïa, Chad |
| Operator/Owner: | Government |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1575 feet (480 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AOD |
| More Information: | AOD 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 Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD):
- The closest airport to Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) is Zakouma Airport (AKM), which is located 54 miles (87 kilometers) SE of AOD.
- Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Abou-Deïa Airport (AOD) is Manihiki Island Airport (MHX), which is nearly antipodal to Abou-Deïa Airport (meaning Abou-Deïa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Manihiki Island Airport), and is located 12,359 miles (19,890 kilometers) away in Manihiki Island, Cook Islands.
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):
- 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.
- 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.
- The closest airport to Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) is Phaplu Airport (PPL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of LUA.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
