Nonstop flight route between N'zerekore, Guinea and Lukla, Nepal:
Departure Airport:
(7°48'47"N by 8°42'9"W)
Arrival Airport:
(27°41'14"N by 86°43'54"E)
Distance from NZE to LUA:
6,297.25 miles (10,134.41 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Nzérékoré Airport (NZE), N'zerekore, Guinea and Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,297 miles (or 10,134 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 Nzérékoré Airport and Tenzing-Hillary 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 Nzérékoré Airport and Tenzing-Hillary Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | NZE / GUNZ |
| Airport Name: | Nzérékoré Airport |
| Location: | N'zerekore, Guinea |
| GPS Coordinates: | 7°48'47"N by 8°42'9"W |
| Area Served: | Nzérékoré |
| View all routes: | Routes from NZE |
| More Information: | NZE Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Nzérékoré Airport (NZE):
- The closest airport to Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) is Nimba Airport (NIA), which is located 24 miles (38 kilometers) SSE of NZE.
- The furthest airport from Nzérékoré Airport (NZE) is Mota Lava Airport (MTV), which is located 11,965 miles (19,256 kilometers) away in Mota Lava, Vanuatu.
Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):
- In addition to being known as "Tenzing-Hillary Airport", another name for LUA is "तेन्जिङ हिलारी विमानस्थल".
- The airport is popular because Lukla is the place where most people start the climb to Mount Everest Base Camp.
- The closest airport to Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) is Phaplu Airport (PPL), which is located only 15 miles (24 kilometers) SW of 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.
- 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 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.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 23.67 miles (38.09 km) SSE | Nimba Airport (NIA) | Nimba, Liberia |     |
| 2 | 72.16 miles (116.12 km) NW | Macenta Airport (MCA) | Macenta, Guinea | |
| 3 | 81.10 miles (130.51 km) WNW | Voinjama Airport (VOI) | Voinjama, Liberia | |
| 4 | 85.03 miles (136.85 km) ESE | Man Airport (MJC) | Man, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 5 | 110.69 miles (178.14 km) WNW | Foya Airport (FOY) | Foya, Liberia | |
| 6 | 119.74 miles (192.70 km) SE | Guiglo Airport (GGO) | Guiglo, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 7 | 127.81 miles (205.69 km) SSE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| 8 | 134.56 miles (216.55 km) NW | Kissidougou Airport (KSI) | Kissidougou, Guinea | |
| 9 | 142.46 miles (229.27 km) NNE | Odienné Airport (KEO) | Odienné, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 10 | 157.67 miles (253.74 km) SW | Roberts International Airport Roberts Field (ROB) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| 11 | 161.39 miles (259.73 km) SW | Buchanan Airport (UCN) | Buchanan, Liberia | |
| 12 | 168.26 miles (270.79 km) ESE | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 13 | 169.23 miles (272.34 km) W | Kenema Airport (KEN) | Kenema, Sierra Leone | |
| 14 | 169.64 miles (273.01 km) WNW | Yengema Airport (WYE) | Yengema, Kono District, Sierra Leone | |
| 15 | 175.96 miles (283.18 km) SW | Spriggs Payne Airport (MLW) | Monrovia, Liberia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,964.85 miles (19,255.52 km) SSE | Mota Lava Airport (MTV) | Mota Lava, Vanuatu | |
| 2 | 11,947.79 miles (19,228.06 km) SSE | Vanua Lava Airport (SLH) | Sola, Vanua Lava, Torba Province, Vanuatu | |
| 3 | 11,927.80 miles (19,195.89 km) SSE | Gaua Airport (ZGU) | Gaua, Torba, Vanuatu | |
| 4 | 11,914.98 miles (19,175.25 km) SW | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 11,894.80 miles (19,142.78 km) SSE | Maewo-Naone Airport (MWF) | Maewo, Vanuatu | |
| 6 | 11,894.35 miles (19,142.05 km) W | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 7 | 11,885.22 miles (19,127.37 km) SW | Beru Island Airport (BEZ) | Beru, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 11,872.18 miles (19,106.37 km) SSE | Longana Airport (LOD) | Longana, Ambae Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 9 | 11,866.57 miles (19,097.34 km) SSE | Sara Airport (SSR) | Sara, Vanuatu | |
| 10 | 11,861.15 miles (19,088.62 km) SSW | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 11 | 11,851.20 miles (19,072.62 km) SSE | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 12 | 11,841.71 miles (19,057.34 km) SSE | Lonorore Airport (LNE) | Lonorore, Pentecost Island, Pénama Province, Vanuatu | |
| 13 | 11,838.10 miles (19,051.52 km) SSE | Santo-Pekoa International Airport (SON) | Luganville, Vanuatu | |
| 14 | 11,837.13 miles (19,049.97 km) SSW | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 15 | 11,810.02 miles (19,006.33 km) SSE | Craig Cove Airport (CCV) | Craig Cove, Ambrym Island, Malampa, Vanuatu | |
| 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 | |