Nonstop flight route between Efogi, Papua New Guinea and Lukla, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Efogi Airport (EFG), Efogi, Papua New Guinea and Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,799 miles (or 7,724 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 Efogi 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 Efogi 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: | EFG / AYEF | 
| Airport Name: | Efogi Airport | 
| Location: | Efogi, Papua New Guinea | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 9°9'20"S by 147°39'35"E | 
| Elevation: | 3800 feet (1,158 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from EFG | 
| More Information: | EFG 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 Efogi Airport (EFG):
- The furthest airport from Efogi Airport (EFG) is São Filipe Airport (SFL), which is located 11,775 miles (18,949 kilometers) away in Fogo, Cape Verde.
 - The closest airport to Efogi Airport (EFG) is Haelogo Airport (HEO), which is located only 4 miles (7 kilometers) WNW of EFG.
 - Efogi Airport (EFG) currently has only 1 runway.
 
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):
- In addition to being known as "Tenzing-Hillary Airport", another name for LUA is "तेन्जिङ हिलारी विमानस्थल".
 - The airport's paved asphalt runway is only accessible to helicopters and small, fixed-wing, short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dornier Do 228, and Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 - The closest airport to Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) is Phaplu Airport (PPL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of LUA.
 
