Nonstop flight route between Lukla, Nepal and Kayseri Province, Turkey:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal and Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR), Kayseri Province, Turkey would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,018 miles (or 4,857 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 Tenzing-Hillary Airport and Kayseri Erkilet 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 Tenzing-Hillary Airport and Kayseri Erkilet Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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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.
• The airport is popular because Lukla is the place where most people start the climb to Mount Everest Base Camp.
• 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.
• 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 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.
• In addition to being known as "Tenzing-Hillary Airport", another name for LUA is "तेन्जिङ हिलारी विमानस्थल".
• Tenzing-Hillary Airport, also known as Lukla Airport, is a small airport in the town of Lukla, in Khumbu, Solukhumbu district, Sagarmatha zone, eastern Nepal.

Facts about Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR):

• Erkilet International Airport or Kayseri Erkilet Airport is a military airbase and public airport located 5 km north of Kayseri in the Kayseri Province of Turkey.
• The prior capacity of the airport was 600,000 passengers per year.
• The closest airport to Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) is Nevşehir Kapadokya Airport (NAV), which is located 52 miles (84 kilometers) W of ASR.
• The airport is able to accommodate jets the size of the Boeing 747.
• The furthest airport from Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,237 miles (18,085 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
• Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Kayseri Erkilet Airport", another name for ASR is "Kayseri Erkilet Havalimanı".