Nonstop flight route between Daggett, California, United States and Lukla, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG), Daggett, California, United States and Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,851 miles (or 12,635 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 Barstow-Daggett 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 Barstow-Daggett 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: | DAG / KDAG | 
| Airport Name: | Barstow-Daggett Airport | 
| Location: | Daggett, California, United States | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 34°51'12"N by 116°47'12"W | 
| Area Served: | Barstow & Daggett, California | 
| Operator/Owner: | County of San Bernardino | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| Elevation: | 1930 feet (588 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 2 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DAG | 
| More Information: | DAG 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 Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG):
- Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) has 2 runways.
 - The closest airport to Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) is Apple Valley Airport (APV), which is located 30 miles (48 kilometers) SW of DAG.
 - On 12 November 1942, the Secretary of War and Standard Oil Co.
 - Today the Army has based several UH-60 Blackhawks there operating under the Fort Irwin National Training Center aviation company which on paper is based in Fort Irwin.
 - The furthest airport from Barstow-Daggett Airport (DAG) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,394 miles (18,336 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
 
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 airport is popular because Lukla is the place where most people start the climb to Mount Everest Base Camp.
 - 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".
 - 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.
 - Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - Lukla flights or flights to Tenzing-Hillary airport start in the early morning to mid day.
 
