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Aerial view of Lukla Airport in Khumbu Pasanglhamu Municipality

Airport Overview

Lukla Airport also known as Tenzing-Hillary Airport, is a small airport in the town of Lukla,  in Khumbu, Solukhumbu District, Province No 1. It is 25 km due NE of the District HQ with limited road access. It is within the premise of Lukla, the gateway to Mount Everest and inside the buffer zone of Sagarmatha national park. It is one of the four airports (Kangel Danda Airport, Phaplu Airport and Syangboche Airport) in the district.

It has been called one of the most dangerous airports in the world because of a combination of mountainous terrain, unpredictable weather and a very short and steep airstrip. Between Nepal Airlines, Sita Air, Summit Air and Tara Air, daily flights are scheduled all around the year. Flight cancellation because of the inclement weather is very common. In 2019 it had 20,418 aircraft movements, 119,801 passengers and 2,673 MT cargo.

The operation hours established for the all year-round service is as follows:

  1. Jan, Feb, Nov & Dec: 0100-1215 UTC
  2. Mar, Apr, Sept & Oct: 0030-1245 UTC
  3. May, June, July & Aug: 0015-1300 UTC

Airport Location and Contact

Country

Nepal

Province or District

Province 1/  Solukhumbu

Nearest Town or City
with Distance from Airport

25 Kms due NE of the District HQ in the town of Lukla

Airport’s Complete Name

Tenzing-Hillary Airport

Latitude

27.68777

Longitude

86.73138

Elevation (ft and m)

9337 ft (2846 m)

IATA Code

LUA

ICAO Code

VNLK

Managing Company or Airport Authority

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, Tenzing-Hillary Airport

Tel :977- 38-550197

AFS VNLKYDYX

tenzinghillary_cao@caanepal.org.np

Management Contact Person

N/A

NGO and/or UN Presence at Airport?

None

Runway

Runway #1

Runway Dimensions

1728 × 65 ft (527 × 20 m)

Runway Orientation

06 -

24 -

Runway Surface

Asphalt Concrete

Runway Condition

Good

Airport Infrastructure Details

Infrastructure

Passenger / Cargo Security Screening

Metal Detector: Handheld, Walkthrough, CCTV

Runway Lighting


Refuelling Capacity

No

Ground Handling Services


Air Traffic Control

Communication through HF SSB, VHF, AMHS

Fire Fighting Equipment

Ultra-high pressurized system fire vehicle and portable type fire extinguisher available.

Weather Information

AFIS, Tower Observation

Aircraft Parking Space

2800 sqm of concrete Apron, 4 D228 Types

Navigation Aids

AFIS

Perimeter Fencing


Windsock


 




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