# Tenzing-Hillary Airport

_Airport in Lukla, Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> Tenzing-Hillary Airport, also known as Lukla Airport, is a domestic airport and altiport in the town of Lukla, in Khumbu Pasanglhamu, Solukhumbu District, Koshi Province of Nepal. The airport has gained worldwide fame, not only for its unusual location, but also because it was rated the most dangerous airport in the world for more than 20 years by a program titled Most Extreme Airports, broadcast on the History Channel in 2010.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** airport; commercial traffic aerodrome ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1043277#P31))
- **Located in:** Solukhumbu District (district of Nepal) › Koshi Province (province of Nepal) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1043277#P131))
- **Elevation:** 2,860 m ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1043277#P2044))
- **Official website:** lukla.caanepal.gov.np ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1043277#P856))
- **Coordinates:** 27.6875, 86.7314

## Questions

**Where is Tenzing-Hillary Airport located?**  
Tenzing-Hillary Airport is located in Solukhumbu District, Koshi Province, Nepal.

**What is the elevation of Tenzing-Hillary Airport?**  
Tenzing-Hillary Airport is at an elevation of 2,860 m above sea level.

## Related

- [Koshi Province](https://diginpl.com/places/koshi-province)
- [Solukhumbu District](https://diginpl.com/places/solukhumbu-district)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Tenzing-Hillary Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenzing-Hillary_Airport) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): तेन्जिङ-हिलारी विमानस्थल](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%99-%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%B2) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q1043277](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1043277) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: A view of Lukla Airport.jpg by Nabin K. Sapkota (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_view_of_Lukla_Airport.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Tenzing-Hillary Airport, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: A view of Lukla Airport.jpg — Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Tenzing-Hillary Airport". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/tenzing-hillary-airport. Retrieved 21 October 2026.