Nonstop flight route between Lukla, Nepal and La Macarena, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(27°41'14"N by 86°43'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(2°10'45"N by 73°47'14"W)
Distance from LUA to LMC:
10,000.51 miles (16,094.21 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal and La Macarena Airport (LMC), La Macarena, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,001 miles (or 16,094 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 La Macarena 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 La Macarena 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: | LMC / |
| Airport Name: | La Macarena Airport |
| Location: | La Macarena, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°10'45"N by 73°47'14"W |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from LMC |
| More Information: | LMC Maps & Info |
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (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.
- Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- Aircraft can only use runway 06 for landings and runway 24 for takeoffs.There is no prospect of a successful go-around on short final due to the terrain.
- In addition to being known as "Tenzing-Hillary Airport", another name for LUA is "तेन्जिङ हिलारी विमानस्थल".
- 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 La Macarena Airport (LMC):
- The furthest airport from La Macarena Airport (LMC) is Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ), which is nearly antipodal to La Macarena Airport (meaning La Macarena Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport), and is located 12,323 miles (19,833 kilometers) away in Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia.
- The closest airport to La Macarena Airport (LMC) is Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE), which is located 84 miles (135 kilometers) ENE of LMC.
| 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 | 83.97 miles (135.13 km) ENE | Jorge Enrique González Torres Airport (SJE) | San José del Guaviare, Colombia | |
| 2 | 116.82 miles (188.01 km) WNW | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 3 | 129.30 miles (208.09 km) WSW | Gustavo Artunduaga Paredes Airport (FLA) | Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia | |
| 4 | 131.96 miles (212.37 km) N | Captain Luis F. Gómez Niño Air Base (Apiay Air Base) (API) | Apiay, Colombia | |
| 5 | 160.74 miles (258.69 km) NNW | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 6 | 176.02 miles (283.28 km) N | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 7 | 176.72 miles (284.41 km) SSW | Caucayá Airport (LQM) | Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia | |
| 8 | 180.57 miles (290.61 km) NNW | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 9 | 185.73 miles (298.91 km) NNE | Aguaclara Airport (ACL) | Aguaclara, Colombia | |
| 10 | 195.72 miles (314.99 km) W | Guillermo Leónel Valencia Airport (PPN) | Popayán, Colombia | |
| 11 | 202.28 miles (325.54 km) WNW | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 12 | 208.09 miles (334.89 km) NW | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 13 | 211.56 miles (340.48 km) WSW | Villa Garzón Airport (VGZ) | Villa Garzón, Colombia | |
| 14 | 214.75 miles (345.61 km) SSE | Araracuara Airport (ACR) | Araracuara, Colombia | |
| 15 | 220.23 miles (354.42 km) WSW | Tres de Mayo Airport (PUU) | Puerto Asís, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,323.38 miles (19,832.50 km) WSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,321.12 miles (19,828.87 km) ESE | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,255.56 miles (19,723.37 km) ESE | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,255.35 miles (19,723.02 km) SSE | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,213.47 miles (19,655.63 km) SSE | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,193.08 miles (19,622.81 km) SSE | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,176.59 miles (19,596.27 km) W | Rahadi Usman Airport (KTG) | Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,175.57 miles (19,594.62 km) WSW | Supadio International Airport (SPA) (PNK) | Pontianak, Kalimantan, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,166.78 miles (19,580.48 km) SSE | Hang Nadim International Airport (BTH) | Batam, Riau Islands, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,162.42 miles (19,573.47 km) S | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,150.56 miles (19,554.37 km) S | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,148.09 miles (19,550.41 km) SSE | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | Changi, Singapore | |
| 13 | 12,145.20 miles (19,545.76 km) ESE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,145.05 miles (19,545.51 km) SSE | Paya Lebar Air Base (PLAB) (QPG) | Paya Lebar, Singapore | |
| 15 | 12,140.20 miles (19,537.71 km) SSE | Seletar Airport (XSP) | Seletar, Singapore | |