# Distance from Helsinki (HEL) to Lukla (LUA)

> 5,819 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,819 km / 3,616 mi / 3,142 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 100° (east)
- **Return heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Finland) → Nepal
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: +2.75h (When it's 07:37 in Helsinki, it's 10:22 in Lukla)
- **Elevation difference**: 9,201 ft (LUA is higher than HEL)

## Airports

### [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Helsinki, Finland
- ICAO: EFHK
- Timezone: Europe/Helsinki
- Coordinates: 60.320000, 24.960000
- Elevation: 179 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 long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 07:37 in Helsinki, it's 10:22 in Lukla.

## Related

- [Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/hel-helsinki-helsinki-vantaa-airport/1ef266de-c121-6940-a083-06bb2780ed98)
- [Lukla Airport (LUA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lua-lukla-lukla-airport/1ef266df-f30d-6368-ad0c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)