Airports like no other, with specific approaches or situations that make them separate runways in Nepal.
Altitude : 2859 m = 9380ft
Lukla airport is located close to Lukla, Chaurikharka at 1.7 km↑, Lukla at 1.9 km↑, Chaunrikharka at 2.6 km↑, Solukhumbū at 7.3 km↑, Jubing at 12 km↑, Namche Bazar at 14 km↑,
Lukla Airport has a runway of approximately 500 meters with a 12 ° slope, making landings particularly difficult. The airport mainly serves Mount Everest base camp. Since 2001, the runway has been paved, which improves flight safety.
The longest runway measure : 493 m = 1617ft
- runway 06/24 : 493m = 1617ft
Data sources
- AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)
