Nonstop flight route between Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Lukla, Nepal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS), Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States and Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,623 miles (or 12,268 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 Cheyenne Regional 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 Cheyenne Regional Airport and Tenzing-Hillary Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS):

• In addition to being known as "Cheyenne Regional Airport", another name for CYS is "Jerry Olson Field".
• Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) has 2 runways.
• Occasional charter flights go to Laughlin or Wendover, Nevada.
• The furthest airport from Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,803 miles (17,385 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
• The airport had its share of celebrated visitors.
• The closest airport to Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS) is Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (FEW), which is located only 3 miles (5 kilometers) WSW of CYS.
• United Airlines stopped at Cheyenne until 1960.
• Because of Cheyenne Regional Airport's high elevation of 6,159 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CYS. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CYS a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
• The air demonstration at the fairgrounds in 1911 was less than impressive, but it was the beginning of a rich aviation history.

Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):

• 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.
• In addition to being known as "Tenzing-Hillary Airport", another name for LUA is "तेन्जिङ हिलारी विमानस्थल".
• The closest airport to Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) is Phaplu Airport (PPL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of LUA.
• 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.
• 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.