Nonstop flight route between Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico and Lukla, Nepal:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER), Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico and Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), Lukla, Nepal would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,195 miles (or 14,798 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 General Heriberto Jara Corona International 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 General Heriberto Jara Corona International 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 General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER):

• General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER) has 2 runways.
• On 2 April 1981, Douglas C-47A N258M of Sky Train Air was written off in an accident while taxiing.
• In addition to being known as "General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport", another name for VER is "Aeropuerto Internacional General Heriberto Jara".
• The furthest airport from General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER) is Cocos (Keeling) Island Airport (CCK), which is located 11,447 miles (18,422 kilometers) away in Cocos Islands, Australia.
• Because of General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport's relatively low elevation of 90 feet, planes can take off or land at General Heriberto Jara Corona International 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.
• The closest airport to General Heriberto Jara Corona International Airport (VER) is El Lencero Airport (JAL), which is located 46 miles (74 kilometers) WNW of VER.

Facts about Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA):

• Lukla flights or flights to Tenzing-Hillary airport start in the early morning to mid day.
• 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 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.
• 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.