Nonstop flight route between Huron, South Dakota, United States and Lukla, Nepal:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Huron Regional Airport (HON), Huron, South Dakota, United States and Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,447 miles (or 11,985 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 Huron 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 Huron Regional 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: | HON / KHON |
Airport Name: | Huron Regional Airport |
Location: | Huron, South Dakota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°23'7"N by 98°13'42"W |
Area Served: | Huron, South Dakota |
Operator/Owner: | City of Huron |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1289 feet (393 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from HON |
More Information: | HON 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 Huron Regional Airport (HON):
- The airport was originally the W.
- Huron Regional Airport is a city owned, public airport in Huron, in Beadle County, South Dakota.
- The furthest airport from Huron Regional Airport (HON) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,527 miles (16,942 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Huron Regional Airport (HON) has 2 runways.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 2,365 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 2,170 in 2009 and 2,016 in 2010.
- The closest airport to Huron Regional Airport (HON) is Mitchell Municipal Airport (MHE), which is located 43 miles (70 kilometers) SSE of HON.
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (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.
- 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.
- The apron has four stands and there is one helipad located 140 m from the control tower.
- 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.
- 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.