Nonstop flight route between Lukla, Nepal and Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal and Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM), Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,047 miles (or 3,295 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 Pinang Kampai Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
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: | DUM / WIBD | 
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| Location: | Dumai, Sumatra, Indonesia | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°36'33"N by 101°26'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Dumai | 
| Operator/Owner: | Dumai City Council, Pertamina | 
| Airport Type: | Civil | 
| Elevation: | 55 feet (17 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from DUM | 
| More Information: | DUM Maps & Info | 
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):
- The airport is popular because Lukla is the place where most people start the climb to Mount Everest Base Camp.
 - 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".
 - 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.
 - Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) currently has only 1 runway.
 - 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.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM):
- The furthest airport from Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) is Chachoan Airport (ATF), which is nearly antipodal to Pinang Kampai Airport (meaning Pinang Kampai Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Chachoan Airport), and is located 12,409 miles (19,971 kilometers) away in Ambato, Ecuador.
 - Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The closest airport to Pinang Kampai Airport (DUM) is Melaka International Airport (MKZ), which is located 72 miles (116 kilometers) NE of DUM.
 - Because of Pinang Kampai Airport's relatively low elevation of 55 feet, planes can take off or land at Pinang Kampai 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.
 - In addition to being known as "Pinang Kampai Airport", other names for DUM include "Bandar Udara Pinang Kampai" and "بانداراقيناغكمقاي".
 
