Nonstop flight route between Lukla, Nepal and Constanța, Romania:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal and Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND), Constanța, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,375 miles (or 5,432 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 Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International 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 Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International 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):

• 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 closest airport to Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) is Phaplu Airport (PPL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Facts about Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND):

• The furthest airport from Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,203 miles (18,029 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
• According to Eurocontrol data, it has been the site of four landings and two stopovers by aircraft identified as probably belonging to the CIA's fleet of rendition planes, including at least one widely used executive jet N379P.
• Because of Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport's relatively low elevation of 353 feet, planes can take off or land at Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport handled 73,301 passengers last year.
• The closest airport to Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) is Varna Airport Aksakovo (VAR), which is located 85 miles (136 kilometers) SSW of CND.
• The Airport is easily accessible by car and is located in north-western part of Constanta, which can be accessed from the DN 2A/E60 Constanta-Harsova or A4_motorway_ until Ovidiu.
• Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport (CND) currently has only 1 runway.
• In addition to being known as "Constanţa "Mihail Kogălniceanu" International Airport", another name for CND is "Aeroportul Internaţional Constanţa Mihail Kogălniceanu".