Nonstop flight route between Lukla, Nepal and Antananarivo, Madagascar:
Departure Airport:
(27°41'14"N by 86°43'54"E)
Arrival Airport:
(18°47'48"S by 47°28'44"E)
Distance from LUA to TNR:
4,148.31 miles (6,676.05 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal and Ivato International Airport (TNR), Antananarivo, Madagascar would travel a Great Circle distance of 4,148 miles (or 6,676 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 Ivato International 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 Ivato International 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: | TNR / FMMI |
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| Location: | Antananarivo, Madagascar |
| GPS Coordinates: | 18°47'48"S by 47°28'44"E |
| Area Served: | Antananarivo |
| Operator/Owner: | ADEMA (Aéroports de Madagascar) |
| Airport Type: | Public/Military |
| Elevation: | 4198 feet (1,280 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from TNR |
| More Information: | TNR Maps & Info |
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):
- 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.
- Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) is Phaplu Airport (PPL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of 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.
- 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.
- The apron has four stands and there is one helipad located 140 m from the control tower.
- 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.
Facts about Ivato International Airport (TNR):
- The furthest airport from Ivato International Airport (TNR) is Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN), which is located 11,128 miles (17,908 kilometers) away in Santa Barbara, California, United States.
- Ivato International Airport handled 611,175 passengers last year.
- Because of Ivato International Airport's high elevation of 4,198 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at TNR. Combined with a high temperature, this could make TNR a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- Ivato International Airport (TNR) currently has only 1 runway.
- In addition to being known as "Ivato International Airport", another name for TNR is "Antananarivo-Ivato Airport".
- The closest airport to Ivato International Airport (TNR) is Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS), which is located 93 miles (150 kilometers) W of TNR.
| 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 | 93.37 miles (150.27 km) W | Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) | Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar | |
| 2 | 134.11 miles (215.83 km) ENE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 3 | 141.72 miles (228.08 km) N | Tsaratanana Airport (TTS) | Tsaratanana, Madagascar. | |
| 4 | 142.53 miles (229.38 km) WSW | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 5 | 143.63 miles (231.15 km) W | Ankavandra Airport (JVA) | Ankavandra, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 143.87 miles (231.54 km) WNW | Ambatomainty Airport (AMY) | Ambatomainty, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 175.69 miles (282.75 km) SSE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 184.28 miles (296.57 km) S | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 193.49 miles (311.40 km) NE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 201.20 miles (323.81 km) WSW | Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) | Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 222.25 miles (357.67 km) N | Port Bergé Airport (WPB) | Port Bergé, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 224.43 miles (361.18 km) NNE | Mandritsara Airport (WMA) | Mandritsara, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 228.69 miles (368.05 km) NNW | Amborovy Airport (MJN) | Mahajanga, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 231.74 miles (372.95 km) WNW | Maintirano Airport (MXT) | Maintirano, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 233.53 miles (375.83 km) NW | Soalala Airport (DWB) | Soalala, Madagascar | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,127.68 miles (17,908.22 km) NW | Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN) | Santa Barbara, California, United States | |
| 2 | 11,114.40 miles (17,886.85 km) NNW | Lompoc Airport (LPC) | Lompoc, California, United States | |
| 3 | 11,114.14 miles (17,886.43 km) NNW | Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) | Lompoc, California, United States | |
| 4 | 11,105.43 miles (17,872.41 km) NNW | Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) | Santa Barbara, California, United States | |
| 5 | 11,104.30 miles (17,870.60 km) WNW | Guerrero Negro Airport (GUB) | Guerrero Negro, Baja California Sur, Mexico | |
| 6 | 11,104.02 miles (17,870.14 km) NNW | Santa Ynez Airport (SQA) | Santa Ynez, California, United States | |
| 7 | 11,103.84 miles (17,869.86 km) NW | Catalina AirportBuffalo Springs Airport (CIB) | Avalon, California, United States | |
| 8 | 11,101.17 miles (17,865.56 km) NNW | Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) | Santa Maria, California, United States | |
| 9 | 11,099.96 miles (17,863.61 km) NW | Ensenada Airport (ESE) | Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico | |
| 10 | 11,095.09 miles (17,855.78 km) NW | Naval Air Station Point Mugu (NTD) | Point Mugu, California, United States | |
| 11 | 11,094.14 miles (17,854.24 km) NW | Oxnard Airport (OXR) | Oxnard, California, United States | |
| 12 | 11,088.90 miles (17,845.81 km) NW | Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach (NRS) | Imperial Beach, California, United States | |
| 13 | 11,088.48 miles (17,845.14 km) NNW | San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP) | San Luis Obispo, California, United States | |
| 14 | 11,087.22 miles (17,843.11 km) NW | NAS North Island (NZY) | San Diego, California, United States | |
| 15 | 11,086.78 miles (17,842.39 km) NNW | O'Sullivan Army Heliport (CSL) | Camp San Luis Obispo, California, United States | |