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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

APP: 122.3 MHz
TWR: 122.5 MHz

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Runways at Lukla Airport

06/24
1,616 x 98 ft (493 x 30 m) — other (asphalt) — threshold 24 displaced 1,616 ft (493 m)

Members can add and update runway information.

Aviation weather for Lukla Airport

Current conditions (METAR) for Lukla Airport

Closest report is Tribhuvan International Airport, 72.9 nm (135.0 km) W. Retrieved 2013/05/22 07:50: 

VNKT 220750Z 21003KT 7000 FEW025 FEW030CB SCT040 BKN100 25/18 Q1011 NOSIG CB TO SE S AND W

Forecast (TAF) for Lukla Airport

Closest forecast is Tribhuvan International Airport, 72.9 nm (135.0 km) W. Retrieved 2013/05/18 18:10: 

TAF VNKT 181500Z 1818/1918 00000KT 6000 SCT030 SCT100 
      BECMG 1900/1901 3000 BR FEW020 SCT250 
      BECMG 1903/1905 VRB03KT 5000 BR SCT030 
      BECMG 1905/1906 30008KT 7000 SCT030 
      BECMG 1908/1910 28010KT 8000 SCT030 SCT100 
      BECMG 1914/1915 00000KT 6000 FEW020 
      TEMPO 1818/1912 VRB15KT 4000 TSRA FEW020 FEW025CB OVC090

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 These are for information only, and may be wrong, out of date, or incomplete.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.