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Tenzing-Hillary Airport

airport in Lukla, Nepal
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Tenzing-Hillary Airport

Summary

Tenzing-Hillary Airport is an airport[1]. It ranks in the top 0.1% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (894 views/month, #8 of 7,663).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport is located in Solukhumbu District[3].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport is in the country of Nepal[4].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's instance of is recorded as airport[5].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's instance of is recorded as commercial traffic aerodrome[6].
  • Tenzing Norgay is named after Tenzing-Hillary Airport[7].
  • Edmund Hillary is named after Tenzing-Hillary Airport[8].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's IATA airport code is recorded as LUA[9].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's ICAO airport code is recorded as VNLK[10].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport took place at Lukla[11].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's Commons category is recorded as Lukla Airport[12].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's located in time zone is recorded as Asia/Kathmandu[13].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Tribhuvan International Airport[14].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's scheduled service destination is recorded as Tribhuvan International Airport[15].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's runway is recorded as 06/24[16].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.6875, 'lon': 86.731388888889}[17].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's official website is recorded as https://lukla.caanepal.gov.np/[18].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Lukla[19].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's place served by transport hub is recorded as Everest Base Camp (South, Nepal)[20].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's date of official opening is recorded as 1964[21].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2860'}[22].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's aerodrome reference point is recorded as {'lat': 27.6869, 'lon': 86.7297}[23].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+87490'}[24].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+81174'}[25].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+119801'}[26].
  • Tenzing-Hillary Airport's patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+146879'}[27].

Body

Geography

Tenzing-Hillary Airport is in the country of Nepal[4]. It is located in Solukhumbu District[3].

Physical Characteristics

Tenzing-Hillary Airport sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2860'}[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include airport[5] and commercial traffic aerodrome[6].

History and Context

Things named after include Tenzing Norgay[7], an explorer[28], 1914–1986[29], of Nepal[30], awarded the George Medal[31], specialised in Himalayan mountaineering[32] and Edmund Hillary[8], an explorer[33], 1919–2008[34], of New Zealand[35], awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire[36].

Why It Matters

Tenzing-Hillary Airport ranks in the top 0.1% of airport entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (894 views/month, #8 of 7,663).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Related Entities

Edmund Hillary Everest Nepal Tenzing Norgay

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . caanepal.gov.np. caanepal.gov.np. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . caanepal.gov.np. caanepal.gov.np. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . caanepal.gov.np. caanepal.gov.np. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . caanepal.gov.np. caanepal.gov.np. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 24d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/lukla-najdesivejsie-letisko-sveta/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern;"
  2. 5w ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location → Lukla
    Named after → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2860'}
    Instance of → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/lukla-najdesivejsie-letisko-sveta/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
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