Nonstop flight route between Lukla, Nepal and Brigham City, Utah, United States:
Departure Airport:
(27°41'14"N by 86°43'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(41°33'9"N by 112°3'43"W)
Distance from LUA to BMC:
7,504.22 miles (12,076.84 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal and Brigham City Airport (BMC), Brigham City, Utah, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,504 miles (or 12,077 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 Brigham City 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 Brigham City 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 |
| 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: | BMC / KBMC |
| Airport Name: | Brigham City Airport |
| Location: | Brigham City, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°33'9"N by 112°3'43"W |
| Area Served: | Brigham City, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | Brigham City |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 4229 feet (1,289 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BMC |
| More Information: | BMC Maps & Info |
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):
- 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 airport is popular because Lukla is the place where most people start the climb to Mount Everest Base Camp.
- In addition to being known as "Tenzing-Hillary Airport", another name for LUA is "तेन्जिङ हिलारी विमानस्थल".
- 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 apron has four stands and there is one helipad located 140 m from the control tower.
- 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.
Facts about Brigham City Airport (BMC):
- Because of Brigham City Airport's high elevation of 4,229 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BMC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BMC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Brigham City Airport (BMC) is Logan-Cache Airport (LGU), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNE of BMC.
- The furthest airport from Brigham City Airport (BMC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,907 miles (17,553 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Brigham City Airport (BMC) currently has only 1 runway.
- Brigham City Airport covers an area of 254 acres at an elevation of 4,229 feet above mean sea level.
| 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 | 19.75 miles (31.79 km) NNE | Logan-Cache Airport (LGU) | Logan, Utah, United States | |
| 2 | 24.79 miles (39.90 km) S | Ogden-Hinckley Airport (OGD) | Ogden, Utah, United States | |
| 3 | 29.98 miles (48.24 km) S | Hill Air Force Base (HIF) | Ogden, Utah, United States | |
| 4 | 47.71 miles (76.79 km) S | Skypark Airport (BTF) | Bountiful, Utah, United States | |
| 5 | 52.98 miles (85.27 km) S | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | |
| 6 | 79.90 miles (128.59 km) ENE | Kemmerer Municipal Airport (EMM) | Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States | |
| 7 | 93.81 miles (150.97 km) S | Provo Municipal Airport (PVU) | Provo, Utah, United States | |
| 8 | 97.67 miles (157.18 km) NNW | Pocatello Regional Airport (PIH) | Pocatello, Idaho, United States | |
| 9 | 98.37 miles (158.31 km) NE | Afton Municipal Airport (AFO) | Afton, Wyoming, United States | |
| 10 | 104.07 miles (167.48 km) SSW | Michael Army AirfieldDugway Army Airfield (DPG) | Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, United States | |
| 11 | 111.22 miles (179.00 km) NW | Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) | Burley, Idaho, United States | |
| 12 | 117.53 miles (189.14 km) WSW | Wendover Airport (ENV) | Wendover, Utah, United States | |
| 13 | 122.89 miles (197.78 km) NE | Miley Memorial Field (BPI) | Big Piney, Wyoming, United States | |
| 14 | 135.50 miles (218.07 km) N | Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) | Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States | |
| 15 | 136.93 miles (220.37 km) WNW | Jackpot Airport (KPT) | Jackpot, Nevada, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10,907.14 miles (17,553.30 km) SSE | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 10,860.32 miles (17,477.94 km) SSE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 3 | 10,858.89 miles (17,475.64 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 4 | 10,835.58 miles (17,438.14 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,780.95 miles (17,350.21 km) SE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,670.02 miles (17,171.70 km) SE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,626.38 miles (17,101.46 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,593.31 miles (17,048.23 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,481.83 miles (16,868.83 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,481.72 miles (16,868.65 km) SE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,475.11 miles (16,858.01 km) SE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,460.82 miles (16,835.01 km) SE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,456.55 miles (16,828.15 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,434.40 miles (16,792.50 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,425.08 miles (16,777.49 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |