Lukla
Lukla | |
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 Looking across the township of Lukla, with the air strip of Lukla Airport in the foreground and the mountain Nupla in the background | |
  Lukla Location in Nepal  Lukla Lukla (Nepal) | |
| Coordinates: 27°41′20″N 86°43′50″E / 27.68889°N 86.73056°E | |
| Country |  Nepal |
| Province | Province No. 1 |
| District | Solukhumbu District |
| Rural municipality | Khumbu Pasanglhamu |
| Government | |
| • Type | Ward division |
| Elevation | 2,860 m (9,380 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time) |
| Postal code | 56010 |
| Area code | 038 |
Lukla (Nepali: लुक्ला Nepali pronunciation: [ˈlukla]) is a small town in the Khumbu Pasang Lhamu rural municipality of the Solukhumbu District in the Koshi Province of northeastern Nepal. Situated at 2,860 metres (9,383 ft) above sea level, it is a popular place for visitors to the Himalayas near Mount Everest to arrive. Although Lukla means "place with many goats and sheep", few of them are found in the area now.[why?]
Lukla village holds a small airport serving the region, and a variety of shops and lodges catering to tourists and trekkers, providing western-style meals and trail supplies. From Lukla, travelers need two days to reach the village of Namche Bazaar, an altitude-acclimatization stop for those continuing on.[1] The airport has a 527-metre (1,729 ft) single asphalt runway.[2]
In August 2014, the Nepalese government announced plans to open the first tarmac road from Kathmandu to Lukla.[3]
Airport
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Lukla is served by the Tenzing-Hillary Airport. Weather permitting, twin-engine Dornier 228s and de Havilland Canada Twin Otters make frequent daylight flights between Lukla and Kathmandu. Lukla Airport has a very short and steep airstrip, often compounded by hazardous weather, resulting in several fatal accidents. It has been called the most dangerous airport in the world.[5][6][4]
Climate
[edit]Lukla has a subtropical highland climate (Köppen Cwb).
| Climate data for Lukla (Tenzing-Hillary Airport), elevation 2,786 m (9,140 ft), (1991–2020 normals) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 8.3 (46.9) |
8.9 (48.0) |
13.3 (55.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.7 (62.1) |
17.7 (63.9) |
18.4 (65.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
18.6 (65.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.1 (52.0) |
14.9 (58.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 2.7 (36.9) |
3.7 (38.7) |
8.0 (46.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
12.4 (54.3) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.8 (60.4) |
15.1 (59.2) |
12.1 (53.8) |
8.1 (46.6) |
5.3 (41.5) |
10.4 (50.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.9 (26.8) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
2.6 (36.7) |
5.7 (42.3) |
8.0 (46.4) |
12.3 (54.1) |
13.2 (55.8) |
12.9 (55.2) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.4 (45.3) |
2.4 (36.3) |
−0.5 (31.1) |
5.9 (42.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 15.3 (0.60) |
17.2 (0.68) |
45.3 (1.78) |
58.7 (2.31) |
127.6 (5.02) |
324.8 (12.79) |
529.8 (20.86) |
641.8 (25.27) |
419.0 (16.50) |
102.9 (4.05) |
6.2 (0.24) |
0.5 (0.02) |
2,289.1 (90.12) |
| Source: Department of Hydrology and Meteorology[7] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ↑ Muza, SR; Fulco, CS; Cymerman, A (2004). "Altitude Acclimatization Guide". US Army Research Inst. Of Environmental Medicine Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division Technical Report (USARIEM–TN–04–05). Archived from the original on April 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ↑ Above, The Himalaya. "Lukla". Lukla.
- ↑ Wright, Loveday (13 August 2014). "Highway to Everest: infrastructure at the expense of nature? | Asia | An in-depth look at news from across the continent". DW. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- 1 2 "Which Everest Base Camp is Best:Tibet or Nepal?". 30 June 2019.
- ↑ "World's Most Dangerous Airports". Jaunted. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ↑ "Most Extreme Airports". History Specials. Season 1. Episode 104. The History Channel. 26 August 2010.
- ↑ "Climate Division (Climate Analysis Section)". Department of Hydrology and Meteorology. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
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