Nonstop flight route between Lukla, Nepal and Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia:
Departure Airport:
(27°41'14"N by 86°43'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(3°44'12"N by 115°28'9"E)
Distance from LUA to BBN:
2,513.88 miles (4,045.68 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal and Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN), Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,514 miles (or 4,046 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 Bario Kelabit 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 Bario Kelabit Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BBN / WBGZ |
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| Location: | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°44'12"N by 115°28'9"E |
| Area Served: | Bario, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Operator/Owner: | Malaysia Airports Sdn. Bhd. |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 3450 feet (1,052 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BBN |
| More Information: | BBN Maps & Info |
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):
- Lukla flights or flights to Tenzing-Hillary airport start in the early morning to mid day.
- Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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".
Facts about Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN):
- The closest airport to Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) is Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW), which is located only 17 miles (28 kilometers) ENE of BBN.
- In addition to being known as "Bario Kelabit Airport", other names for BBN include "Lapangan Terbang Bario Kelabit" and "BBN[1]".
- The furthest airport from Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) is Tefé Airport (TFF), which is nearly antipodal to Bario Kelabit Airport (meaning Bario Kelabit Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Tefé Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,970 kilometers) away in Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil.
- Bario Kelabit Airport (BBN) currently has only 1 runway.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 14.78 miles (23.78 km) SW | Phaplu Airport (PPL) | Phaplu, Nepal |     |
| 2 | 28.75 miles (46.27 km) SSW | Rumjatar Airport (RUM) | Rumjatar, Nepal | |
| 3 | 30.25 miles (48.69 km) S | Lamidanda Airport (LDN) | Lamidanda, Nepal | |
| 4 | 42.13 miles (67.80 km) SSE | Bhojpur Airport (BHP) | Bhojpur, Nepal | |
| 5 | 45.80 miles (73.71 km) WSW | Ramechhap Airport (RHP) | Ramechhap, Nepal | |
| 6 | 83.96 miles (135.12 km) SW | Janakpur Airport(Domestic) (JKR) | Janakpur, Nepal | |
| 7 | 83.99 miles (135.17 km) W | Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM) | Kathmandu, Nepal | |
| 8 | 89.53 miles (144.09 km) SSE | Biratnagar Airport (BIR) | Biratnagar, Nepal | |
| 9 | 113.24 miles (182.24 km) SE | Bhadrapur Airport (BDP) | Bhadrapur / Chandragadhi, Nepal | |
| 10 | 120.28 miles (193.57 km) SE | Bagdogra AirportCivil Aerodrome Bagdogra (IXB) | Bagdogra, India | |
| 11 | 139.20 miles (224.01 km) SW | Muzaffarpur Airport (MZU) | Muzzafarpur, India | |
| 12 | 140.86 miles (226.70 km) W | Bharatpur Airport (BHR) | Bharatpur, Nepal | |
| 13 | 153.39 miles (246.86 km) W | Meghauli Airport (MEY) | Meghauli, Nepal | |
| 14 | 165.83 miles (266.88 km) E | Paro International Airport (PBH) | Paro, Bhutan | |
| 15 | 171.54 miles (276.07 km) WNW | Pokhara Airport (PKR) | Pokhara, Nepal | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,446.20 miles (18,420.82 km) E | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 2 | 11,103.35 miles (17,869.07 km) WSW | Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) | Concepción, Bío Bío Region, Chile | |
| 3 | 11,093.86 miles (17,853.80 km) WSW | La Florida Airport (LSC) | La Serena, Chile | |
| 4 | 11,090.12 miles (17,847.78 km) WSW | Viña del Mar Airport (KNA) | Viña del Mar, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,080.53 miles (17,832.34 km) WSW | La Unión Airport (LUI) | La Unión, Honduras[disambiguation needed] | |
| 6 | 11,054.86 miles (17,791.03 km) WSW | General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport (YAI) | Chillán, Ñuble, Chile | |
| 7 | 11,045.27 miles (17,775.59 km) WSW | Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) | Santiago, Chile | |
| 8 | 11,040.67 miles (17,768.19 km) W | Chañaral Airport (CNR) | Chañaral, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 9 | 11,037.79 miles (17,763.55 km) W | Chamonate Airfield (CPO) | Copiapó, Atacama Region, Chile | |
| 10 | 11,026.68 miles (17,745.68 km) SW | Victoria Airport (ZIC) | Victoria, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 11 | 11,025.05 miles (17,743.05 km) SW | Maquehue Airport (ZCO) | Temuco, Araucanía, Chile | |
| 12 | 11,017.56 miles (17,731.01 km) SW | Pichoy Airport (ZAL) | Valdivia, Chile | |
| 13 | 10,988.94 miles (17,684.94 km) W | Ricardo García Posada Airport El Salvador Bajo Airport (ESR) | El Salvador, Chile | |
| 14 | 10,986.64 miles (17,681.24 km) W | Andrés Sabella Gálvez International Airport (former Cerro Moreno International Airport) (ANF) | Antofagasta, Chile | |
| 15 | 10,982.64 miles (17,674.80 km) SW | Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert Airport (ZOS) | Osorno, Chile | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 17.25 miles (27.76 km) ENE | Juvai Semaring Airport (LBW) | Long Bawan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 20.21 miles (32.53 km) NNE | Ba'kelalan Airport (BKM) | Bakalalan, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 3 | 27.75 miles (44.65 km) SW | Long Lellang Airport (LGL) | Long Lellang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 4 | 34.04 miles (54.77 km) NNE | Long Semado Airport (LSM) | Long Semado, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 5 | 38.30 miles (61.63 km) S | Long Banga Airport (LBP) | Long Banga, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 6 | 49.54 miles (79.73 km) NNE | Long Pasia Airport (GSA) | Long Pasia, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 7 | 50.41 miles (81.13 km) WNW | Mulu Airport (MZV) | Mulu, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 8 | 56.36 miles (90.70 km) N | Long Sukang Airport (LSU) | Long Sukang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 9 | 76.98 miles (123.89 km) N | Lawas Airport (LWY) | Lawas, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 10 | 80.49 miles (129.53 km) NNW | Limbang Airport (LMN) | Limbang, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 11 | 84.75 miles (136.39 km) WNW | Marudi Airport (MUR) | Marudi, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 12 | 91.36 miles (147.03 km) NNW | Brunei International Airport (BWN) | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | |
| 13 | 109.18 miles (175.71 km) N | Labuan Airport (LBU) | Labuan, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| 14 | 109.88 miles (176.83 km) WNW | Miri Airport (MYY) | Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia | |
| 15 | 121.65 miles (195.77 km) NNE | Lapangan Terbang Keningau Keningau Airport (KGU) | Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,408.73 miles (19,969.87 km) SSE | Tefé Airport (TFF) | Tefé, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 2 | 12,336.51 miles (19,853.64 km) WSW | Coari Airport (CIZ) | Coari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 3 | 12,255.77 miles (19,723.70 km) ESE | Carauari Airport (CAF) | Carauari, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 4 | 12,216.25 miles (19,660.11 km) SSW | Barcelos Airport (BAZ) | Barcelos, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 5 | 12,193.43 miles (19,623.37 km) S | Lábrea Airport (LBR) | Lábrea, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 6 | 12,124.09 miles (19,511.78 km) W | Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes–Manaus International Airport (MAO) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 7 | 12,120.75 miles (19,506.40 km) W | Ponta Pelada Airport (PLL) | Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 8 | 12,090.25 miles (19,457.33 km) S | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 9 | 12,076.30 miles (19,434.87 km) E | Ipiranga Airport (IPG) | Santo Antônio do Içá, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 10 | 12,062.40 miles (19,412.50 km) E | Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport (LET) | Leticia, Colombia | |
| 11 | 12,062.38 miles (19,412.47 km) E | Tabatinga International Airport (TBT) | Tabatinga, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 12 | 12,050.63 miles (19,393.56 km) ESE | La Pedrera Airport (LPD) | La Pedrera, Colombia | |
| 13 | 12,017.53 miles (19,340.30 km) ESE | Amaury Feitosa Tomaz Airport (ERN) | Eirunepe, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 14 | 11,965.87 miles (19,257.15 km) W | Maués Airport (MBZ) | Maués, Amazonas, Brazil | |
| 15 | 11,954.28 miles (19,238.50 km) SSE | Rio Branco-Plácido de Castro International Airport (RBR) | Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil | |