VNLK · LUA
Tenzing-Hillary Airport
Tenzing-Hillary Airport (VNLK / LUA) is an airfield with scheduled airline service serving Lukla, Koshi Province. The field lies at 9,380 ft (2,859 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 1,729 ft (527 m), asphalt. Its nearest neighbour is Phaplu Airport (PPL), 13 nm SW.
Alārium shows aircraft arriving at and departing from LUA in real time and in three dimensions, with current weather from the field’s own METAR, the runway the wind favours, and the movements observed there.
Location
- Elevation
- 9,380 ft (2,859 m)
- Coordinates
- 27.6868, 86.7295
- Serving
- Lukla
- Region
- Koshi Province
- Time zone
- Asia/Kathmandu
Runways1 · longest 1,729 ft
Drawn from published thresholds — true bearings, separations and lengths. Widths are exaggerated; at true proportion a runway is a hairline. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/24 | 1,729 ft527 m | 98 ft | Asphalt | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- DDRShigatse Tingri Airport · 55 nm N
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 1
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.