Nonstop flight route between Lukla, Nepal and Aizawl, India:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal and Lengpui Airport (AJL), Aizawl, India would travel a Great Circle distance of 453 miles (or 728 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 relatively short distance between Tenzing-Hillary Airport and Lengpui Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | LUA / VNLK | 
| Airport Names: | 
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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 | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AJL / VEAZ | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Aizawl, India | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 23°50'18"N by 92°37'13"E | 
| Area Served: | Aizawl | 
| Operator/Owner: | Indian Government | 
| Airport Type: | Indian Public | 
| Elevation: | 1328 feet (405 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AJL | 
| More Information: | AJL Maps & Info | 
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Facts about Lengpui Airport (AJL):
- The closest airport to Lengpui Airport (AJL) is Kailashahar Airport (IXH), which is located 50 miles (81 kilometers) NW of AJL.
- On 4 May 2011, a Northeast Shuttle's Cessna Caravan crash landed at Lengpui airport, overshooting the runway.
- In addition to being known as "Lengpui Airport", other names for AJL include "Aizawl Airport", "लेंगपुई हवाई अड्डे" and "VELP".
- Lengpui Airport (AJL) currently has only 1 runway.
- The 2,500 metre runway of the Lengpui airport is unique in that it has many hilly streams running underneath.
- The furthest airport from Lengpui Airport (AJL) is Capitán FAP Renán Elías Olivera International Airport (PIO), which is located 11,428 miles (18,392 kilometers) away in Pisco, Peru.
- The airport was constructed at a cost of Rs.




