Nonstop flight route between Lukla, Nepal and Gdynia, Poland:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal and Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD), Gdynia, Poland would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,822 miles (or 6,150 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 Gdynia-Kosakowo 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 Gdynia-Kosakowo 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: | QYD / EPOK | 
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| Location: | Gdynia, Poland | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 54°34'46"N by 18°31'1"E | 
| Area Served: | Gdynia, Poland | 
| Airport Type: | Public | 
| View all routes: | Routes from QYD | 
| More Information: | QYD Maps & Info | 
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):
- 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.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD):
- The furthest airport from Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,436 miles (18,404 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
 - The closest airport to Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport (QYD) is Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport (GDN), which is located only 14 miles (23 kilometers) S of QYD.
 - Gdynia - intends to use its Babie Doły military airport to serve low-cost airlines for the 1 M inhabitants of the Trójmiasto agglomeration.
 - In addition to being known as "Gdynia-Kosakowo Airport", other names for QYD include "Port Lotniczy Gdynia-Kosakowo" and "Gdynia".
 
