Tenzing-Hillary Airport
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Tenzing-Hillary Airport is a small, high-altitude airport in Lukla, Nepal, known as the gateway to Mount Everest and for its extremely short, challenging runway.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tenzing-Hillary Airport canonical | 2 |
| Tenzing–Hillary Airport | 2 |
| Lukla Airport | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
public airport ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tenzing-Hillary Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
Lukla Airport
|
| climateImpact | operations affected by cloud and wind conditions ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 2,800 metres above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 9,200 feet above sea level ⓘ high-altitude airport ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
helipad
ⓘ
small terminal building ⓘ |
| IATAcode | LUA ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | VNLK ⓘ |
| knownAs | gateway to Mount Everest ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Himalayas
ⓘ
Lukla ⓘ Province No. 1 ⓘ Solukhumbu District ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Edmund Hillary
ⓘ
Tenzing Norgay ⓘ |
| namedInHonorOf | first successful climbers of Mount Everest ⓘ |
| near |
Everest Base Camp trek
ⓘ
surface form:
Everest Base Camp trekking route
Mount Everest ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging approach and departure
ⓘ
difficult landing conditions ⓘ frequent weather-related disruptions ⓘ short takeoff and landing operations ⓘ |
| openedForService | 1960s ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal ⓘ |
| primaryTrafficType |
STOL aircraft
ⓘ
domestic flights ⓘ |
| region | Khumbu ⓘ |
| runwayCharacteristic |
one-way takeoff and landing operations
ⓘ
steep gradient ⓘ very short runway ⓘ |
| runwayEndFeature |
cliff drop at one end
ⓘ
mountain wall at the other end ⓘ |
| runwayLength |
approximately 1,729 feet
ⓘ
approximately 527 metres ⓘ |
| runwayOrientation | 06/24 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| runwayType | single runway ⓘ |
| safetyReputation | one of the most dangerous airports in the world ⓘ |
| serves |
Lukla
ⓘ
Everest region ⓘ
surface form:
Mount Everest region
|
| timeZone | Nepal Time ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access to Everest Base Camp
ⓘ
mountaineering expeditions ⓘ trekking tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Solukhumbu District
this entity surface form:
Tenzing–Hillary Airport
this entity surface form:
Tenzing–Hillary Airport
this entity surface form:
Lukla Airport