Nonstop flight route between Genoa, Italy and Lukla, Nepal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Genoa Airport (GOA), Genoa, Italy and Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,336 miles (or 6,978 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 Genoa 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 Genoa 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:

Arrival Airport Information:

Facts about Genoa Airport (GOA):

• In addition to being known as "Genoa Airport", another name for GOA is "Aeroporto di Genova".
• Genoa Airport handled 1,381,693 passengers last year.
• Because of Genoa Airport's relatively low elevation of 13 feet, planes can take off or land at Genoa Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• The furthest airport from Genoa Airport (GOA) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is nearly antipodal to Genoa Airport (meaning Genoa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chatham Islands), and is located 12,171 miles (19,587 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• The closest airport to Genoa Airport (GOA) is Albenga Airport (ALL), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SW of GOA.
• Genoa Airport (GOA) currently has only 1 runway.

Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):

• Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Tenzing-Hillary Airport", another name for LUA is "तेन्जिङ हिलारी विमानस्थल".
• 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.
• 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.
• Lukla flights or flights to Tenzing-Hillary airport start in the early morning to mid day.
• The closest airport to Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) is Phaplu Airport (PPL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of LUA.
• 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.