Lukla Airport

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IATA: LUA

ICAO: VNLK

Location

Latitude: 
 27-41-12.8371N (27.686899)
Longitude: 
 086-43-46.9135E (86.729698)
Elevation: 
 9380 feet MSL (2859 m MSL)
Magnetic Variation: 
 0.3 E (as of December 2025 from WMM2020 model)
Time Zone: 
 UTC +5.75 (Standard Time)
UTC +5.75 (Daylight Savings Time)

Contacts

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Operations

Airport Status: 
 Operational
Facility Use: 
 Public
Type: 
 Airport
Traffic Pattern Altitude (MSL): 
 10380 feet (3164 m)

Based Aircraft

Annual Operations (as of )

Communications

TWR:  122.5
APP:  122.3
   

Fixed Based Operators (FBOs) & Fuel

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Navigation Aids (Navaids) near LUA

Navigational Aid (NAVAID) distances from the airport are listed in Nautical Miles (NM).

Nearby Airports with Fuel

Dist (NM) Name (Airport IDs) True Hdg Mag Hdg Fuel Grade

Notices to Airmen (NOTAMS)

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Runways

Runway Summary

Runways: 06/24
Longest Runway: 06/24 is 1616 ft (493 m) long
Runways with an Instrument Approach:

LUA Airport Runway Details

Runway 06/24  1616 ft x 98 ft (493 m x 30 m)

Runway 06

Runway 24
Elevation: 
 9767 9767
Latitude: 
 27.685607 27.688032
Longitude: 
 86.727254 86.731863
Runway True Alignment: 
 60 240
Glide Path Angle: 
 0.0 degrees 0.0 degrees
Threshold Elevation: 
 9767 9767
Displaced Threshold: 
 1616

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