Lukla Airport
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Lukla Airport is a small, high-altitude airstrip in Nepal’s Khumbu region that serves as the primary gateway for trekkers and climbers heading toward Mount Everest.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airport
ⓘ
public airport ⓘ |
| approachType | visual flight rules ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
2860 metres
ⓘ
about 9383 feet ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cliff at runway end
ⓘ
no instrument landing system ⓘ short takeoff and landing runway ⓘ |
| IATAcode | LUA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | VNLK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the most dangerous airports in the world
ⓘ
challenging approach ⓘ high-altitude operations ⓘ short runway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Khumbu region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Solukhumbu District NERFINISHED ⓘ eastern Nepal ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Edmund Hillary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tenzing Norgay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Everest Base Camp trekking route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sagarmatha National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Tenzing–Hillary Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
access to Everest region
ⓘ
access to trekking routes in Khumbu ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 1 ⓘ |
| runwayLength |
about 1730 feet
ⓘ
about 527 metres ⓘ |
| runwayOrientation | 06/24 ⓘ |
| runwaySlope | significant uphill gradient ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| serves |
Khumbu region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lukla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAs |
gateway for Everest Base Camp treks
ⓘ
gateway to Mount Everest ⓘ |
| servesTraffic | domestic flights ⓘ |
| terrain | mountainous terrain ⓘ |
| timeZone | Nepal Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalAircraft |
DHC-6 Twin Otter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dornier 228 NERFINISHED ⓘ twin-engine STOL aircraft ⓘ |
| UTCoffset | UTC+5:45 ⓘ |
| weatherConditions |
frequent low clouds
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rapidly changing weather ⓘ strong winds ⓘ |
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