Nonstop flight route between Lukla, Nepal and Mafraq, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan:
Departure Airport:
(27°41'14"N by 86°43'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(32°21'23"N by 36°15'33"E)
Distance from LUA to OMF:
3,009.20 miles (4,842.82 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal and King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF), Mafraq, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,009 miles (or 4,843 kilometers).
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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: | OMF / OJMF |
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| Location: | Mafraq, Mafraq Governorate, Jordan |
| GPS Coordinates: | 32°21'23"N by 36°15'33"E |
| Area Served: | Mafraq, Jordan |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2241 feet (683 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from OMF |
| More Information: | OMF 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 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.
- 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.
- Lukla flights or flights to Tenzing-Hillary airport start in the early morning to mid day.
- The airport is popular because Lukla is the place where most people start the climb to Mount Everest Base Camp.
- 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.
Facts about King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF):
- The closest airport to King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF) is Amman Civil Airport (ADJ), which is located 31 miles (50 kilometers) SSW of OMF.
- King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base (OMF) is Rurutu Airport (RUR), which is located 11,607 miles (18,680 kilometers) away in Rurutu, French Polynesia.
- In addition to being known as "King Hussein Air Base Mafraq Air Base", another name for OMF is "مطار الملك الدولي".
| 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 | 30.80 miles (49.57 km) SSW | Amman Civil Airport (ADJ) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 2 | 46.48 miles (74.81 km) SSW | Queen Alia International Airport (AMM) | Amman, Jordan | |
| 3 | 69.70 miles (112.18 km) WSW | Atarot Airport (JRS) | Jerusalem, Israel | |
| 4 | 70.81 miles (113.96 km) NNW | Kiryat Shmona Airport (KSW) | Kiryat Shmona (Qiryat Shemona), Israel | |
| 5 | 74.40 miles (119.74 km) NNE | Damascus International Airport (DAM) | Damascus, Syria | |
| 6 | 77.41 miles (124.58 km) WNW | Haifa Airport (HFA) | Haifa, Israel | |
| 7 | 83.98 miles (135.15 km) WSW | Ben Gurion Airport (TLV) | Lod (near Tel Aviv), Israel | |
| 8 | 87.51 miles (140.83 km) SW | Bar Yehuda Airfield (MTZ) | Masada, Israel | |
| 9 | 88.13 miles (141.83 km) W | Sde Dov Airport (SDV) | Tel Aviv, Israel | |
| 10 | 110.60 miles (178.00 km) NNW | Beirut Air Base (BEY) | Beirut, Lebanon | |
| 11 | 116.60 miles (187.65 km) SW | Be'er Sheva Airport (BEV) | Beersheba, Israel | |
| 12 | 134.00 miles (215.65 km) WSW | Gaza Airstrip/Gush Katif Airport (GHK) | Gush Katif, Israel | |
| 13 | 135.05 miles (217.35 km) SSW | Ein Yahav Airfield (EIY) | Ein Yahav, Israel | |
| 14 | 139.43 miles (224.39 km) WSW | Yasser Arafat International Airport (CLOSED) (GZA) | Gaza, Palestine | |
| 15 | 145.55 miles (234.24 km) SW | Mitzpe Ramon Airport (MIP) | Mitzpe Ramon, Israel | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,607.37 miles (18,680.20 km) SE | Rurutu Airport (RUR) | Rurutu, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,598.66 miles (18,666.19 km) SW | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,575.16 miles (18,628.36 km) SSW | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,482.62 miles (18,479.44 km) SSW | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,434.81 miles (18,402.50 km) S | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,394.01 miles (18,336.83 km) S | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,379.14 miles (18,312.90 km) SSW | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,350.70 miles (18,267.14 km) SSE | Fa'a'ā International Airport (PPT) | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,347.29 miles (18,261.65 km) S | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,343.11 miles (18,254.91 km) SSE | Moorea Airport (MOZ) | Moorea, Windward Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,307.14 miles (18,197.04 km) S | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,306.92 miles (18,196.69 km) SE | Mangaia Island Airport (MGS) | Mangaia Island, Cook Islands | |
| 13 | 11,304.04 miles (18,192.04 km) S | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,280.29 miles (18,153.82 km) S | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,265.07 miles (18,129.33 km) S | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |