Nonstop flight route between Lukla, Nepal and Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil:
Departure Airport:
(27°41'14"N by 86°43'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(11°25'9"S by 58°42'6"W)
Distance from LUA to JIA:
9,934.12 miles (15,987.38 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal and Juína Airport (JIA), Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,934 miles (or 15,987 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 Juína 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 Juína 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: | JIA / SWJN |
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| Location: | Juina, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| GPS Coordinates: | 11°25'9"S by 58°42'6"W |
| Area Served: | Juína |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1083 feet (330 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from JIA |
| More Information: | JIA Maps & Info |
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):
- Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- 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.
- 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.
- In addition to being known as "Tenzing-Hillary Airport", another name for LUA is "तेन्जिङ हिलारी विमानस्थल".
- 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.
Facts about Juína Airport (JIA):
- The furthest airport from Juína Airport (JIA) is Cuyo Airport (CYU), which is nearly antipodal to Juína Airport (meaning Juína Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Cuyo Airport), and is located 12,395 miles (19,948 kilometers) away in Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines.
- In addition to being known as "Juína Airport", another name for JIA is "Aeroporto de Juína".
- The airport is located 2 km from downtown Juína.
- The closest airport to Juína Airport (JIA) is Juruena Airport (JRN), which is located 78 miles (126 kilometers) N of JIA.
- Juína Airport (JIA) 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 | 78.28 miles (125.98 km) N | Juruena Airport (JRN) | Juruena, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 2 | 79.30 miles (127.62 km) E | Inácio Luís do Nascimento Airport (JUA) | Juara, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 3 | 93.12 miles (149.86 km) NNW | Aripuanã Airport (AIR) | Aripuanã, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 4 | 129.03 miles (207.65 km) SW | Brigadeiro Camarão Airport (BVH) | Vilhena, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 5 | 206.41 miles (332.18 km) ENE | Piloto Osvaldo Marques Dias Airport (AFL) | Alta Floresta, Brazil | |
| 6 | 216.55 miles (348.50 km) W | José Coleto Airport (JPR) | Ji-Paraná, Rondônia, Brazil | |
| 7 | 268.67 miles (432.39 km) ENE | Orlando Villas-Bôas Regional Airport (MBK) | Matupá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 8 | 339.94 miles (547.08 km) SSE | Marechal Rondon International Airport (CGB) | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | |
| 9 | 380.44 miles (612.26 km) WSW | Huacaraje Airport (BVK) | Huacaraje, Bolivia | |
| 10 | 389.31 miles (626.54 km) WSW | Magdalena Airport (MGD) | Magdalena, Bolivia | |
| 11 | 395.30 miles (636.18 km) SW | Concepción Airport (CEP) | Concepción, Santa Cruz, Bolivia | |
| 12 | 400.15 miles (643.98 km) WNW | Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport (Belmonte) (PVH) | Porto Velho, Brazil | |
| 13 | 431.95 miles (695.15 km) SW | Ascención de Guarayos Airport (ASC) | Ascención de Guarayos, Bolivia | |
| 14 | 452.33 miles (727.95 km) W | Guayaramerín Airport (GYA) | Guayaramerín, Bolivia | |
| 15 | 479.65 miles (771.92 km) WSW | Teniente Jorge Henrich Arauz Airport (TDD) | Trinidad, Bolivia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,395.02 miles (19,947.80 km) NNE | Cuyo Airport (CYU) | Cuyo, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 2 | 12,380.29 miles (19,924.10 km) NW | Godofredo P. Ramos Airport (MPH) | Malay, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 3 | 12,374.40 miles (19,914.62 km) NW | Evelio Javier Airport (EUQ) | San Jose de Buenavista, Antique, Philippines | |
| 4 | 12,369.53 miles (19,906.78 km) NNE | San Jose Airport (SJI) | San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 5 | 12,361.64 miles (19,894.08 km) WNW | Kalibo International Airport (KLO) | Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines | |
| 6 | 12,355.44 miles (19,884.11 km) NW | Tugdan Airport (TBH) | Alcantara, Romblon, Philippines | |
| 7 | 12,346.22 miles (19,869.26 km) WNW | Iloilo International Airport (Cabatuan Airport) (ILO) | Cabatuan / Santa Barbara, Iloilo, Philippines | |
| 8 | 12,342.34 miles (19,863.02 km) ENE | Francisco B. Reyes Airport (USU) | Coron, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 9 | 12,337.63 miles (19,855.45 km) W | Roxas Airport (RXS) | Roxas City, Capiz, Philippines | |
| 10 | 12,312.20 miles (19,814.51 km) WNW | Bacolod-Silay International Airport (BCD) | Bacolod City, Philippines | |
| 11 | 12,308.40 miles (19,808.40 km) E | El Nido Airport (ENI) | El Nido, Palawan, Philippines | |
| 12 | 12,304.66 miles (19,802.38 km) NNE | Mamburao Airport (MBO) | Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |
| 13 | 12,298.08 miles (19,791.80 km) NNW | Marinduque Airport (MRQ) | Gasan, Marinduque, Philippines | |
| 14 | 12,266.09 miles (19,740.31 km) WNW | Moises R. Espinosa Airport (MBT) | Masbate City, Masbate, Philippines | |
| 15 | 12,250.21 miles (19,714.75 km) NNE | Lubang Airport (LBX) | Lubang, Occidental Mindoro, Philippines | |