Nonstop flight route between Warroad, Minnesota, United States and Lukla, Nepal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT), Warroad, Minnesota, United States and Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,141 miles (or 11,492 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 Warroad International Memorial 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 Warroad International Memorial Airport and Tenzing-Hillary Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT):

• The closest airport to Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT) is Baudette International Airport (BDE), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) ESE of RRT.
• In addition to being known as "Warroad International Memorial Airport", another name for RRT is "Swede Carlson Field".
• For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010, the airport had 9,000 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 24 per day.
• Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT) has 2 runways.
• The furthest airport from Warroad International Memorial Airport (RRT) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,569 miles (17,009 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.

Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):

• Tenzing-Hillary Airport, also known as Lukla Airport, is a small airport in the town of Lukla, in Khumbu, Solukhumbu district, Sagarmatha zone, eastern Nepal.
• 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 addition to being known as "Tenzing-Hillary Airport", another name for LUA is "तेन्जिङ हिलारी विमानस्थल".
• 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.
• Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA) currently has only 1 runway.
• 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.
• 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.