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Pilot information for Lukla Airport

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General information for Lukla Airport

Airport codes: LUA VNLK
Type: local airport(light traffic)
Scheduled airline service: yes
Serves: Lukla, Sagarmatha, Nepal
Latitude: 27.686899 | 27 41.213951 N | N27 41 12
Longitude: 86.729698 | 86 43.781891 E | E086 43 46
Field elevation: 9,380 ft/2,859 m MSL

Radio communication frequencies for Lukla Airport

No communications frequencies known for Lukla Airport.

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Runways at Lukla Airport

No runway information available for Lukla Airport.

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Aviation weather for Lukla Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for Lukla Airport

Closest report is Tribhuvan International Airport, 71.0268033629 nm (135.0 km) W. Retrieved 2012/05/28 00:50: 

VNKT 280050Z 13003KT 3000 BR FEW015 SCT025 BKN100 22/19 Q1010 NOSIG

Forecast (TAF) for Lukla Airport

Closest forecast is Tribhuvan International Airport, 71.0268033629 nm (135.0 km) W. Retrieved 2012/05/26 12:00: 

TAF VNKT 260945Z 2612/2712 16005KT 8000 SCT025 BKN090 
      BECMG 2614/2615 00000KT 7000 SCT025 SCT090 
      BECMG 2700/2701 4000 BR SCT025 
      BECMG 2704/2705 5000 HZ 
      BECMG 2706/2707 23005KT 8000 SCT030 SCT090 
      TEMPO 2612/2712 VRB15KT 3000 TSRA/SHRA FEW025CB SCT030 BKN090

Notices to Airmen (NOTAM) for Lukla Airport

Please confirm all NOTAMs at the original source! These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.

We have no current NOTAMs for Lukla Airport. Please check with an official source to confirm.