# Distance from Mumbai (BOM) to Lukla (LUA)

> 1,705 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,705 km / 1,060 mi / 921 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 53° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 239° (west southwest)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (India) → Nepal
- **Time difference**: +0.25h (When it's 10:07 in Mumbai, it's 10:22 in Lukla)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,343 ft (LUA is higher than BOM)

## Airports

### [Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bom-mumbai-chhatrapati-shivaji-international-airport/1ef266df-eed6-6a1a-9d01-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mumbai, India
- ICAO: VABB
- Timezone: Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates: 19.090000, 72.870000
- Elevation: 37 ft

### [Lukla Airport (LUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lua-lukla-lukla-airport/1ef266df-f30d-6368-ad0c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lukla, Nepal
- ICAO: VNLK
- Timezone: Asia/Kathmandu
- Coordinates: 27.690000, 86.730000
- Elevation: 9,380 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 10:07 in Mumbai, it's 10:22 in Lukla.

## Related

- [Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (BOM)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/bom-mumbai-chhatrapati-shivaji-international-airport/1ef266df-eed6-6a1a-9d01-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lukla Airport (LUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lua-lukla-lukla-airport/1ef266df-f30d-6368-ad0c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)