Nonstop flight route between Lukla, Nepal and Satu Mare, Romania:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal and Satu Mare Airport (SUJ), Satu Mare, Romania would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,639 miles (or 5,857 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 Satu Mare 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 Satu Mare 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: | SUJ / LRSM |
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Location: | Satu Mare, Romania |
GPS Coordinates: | 47°42'11"N by 22°53'8"E |
Area Served: | Satu Mare County |
Operator/Owner: | Consiliul Judeţean Satu Mare |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 414 feet (126 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from SUJ |
More Information: | SUJ 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.
- 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 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.
- 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".
- The closest airport to Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) is Phaplu Airport (PPL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of LUA.
- The apron has four stands and there is one helipad located 140 m from the control tower.
- 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 Satu Mare Airport (SUJ):
- The closest airport to Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) is Baia Mare Airport (BAY), which is located 27 miles (44 kilometers) E of SUJ.
- Because of Satu Mare Airport's relatively low elevation of 414 feet, planes can take off or land at Satu Mare 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.
- Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Satu Mare Airport", other names for SUJ include "Satu Mare International Airport" and "Aeroportul Satu Mare".
- The furthest airport from Satu Mare Airport (SUJ) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,469 miles (18,458 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Satu Mare Airport handled 16,192 passengers last year.