Tenzing–Hillary Airport (IATA: LUA, ICAO: VNLK), otherwise called Lukla Airport, is a little air terminal in the town of Lukla, in Khumbu, Solukhumbu District, Province No. 1, eastern Nepal. A program titled Most Extreme Airports, communicate on The History Channel in 2010, evaluated the airplane terminal as the most risky air terminal on the planet for more than 20 years.
In January 2008 the air terminal was renamed out of appreciation for Sherpa Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary, the primary individuals to achieve the summit of Mount Everest and furthermore to check their endeavors in the development of this airplane terminal.
The airplane terminal is well known in light of the fact that Lukla is where a great many people begin the move to Mount Everest Base Camp. There are day by day flights amongst Lukla and Kathmandu amid light hours in great climate. In spite of the fact that the flying separation is short, rain ordinarily happens in Lukla while the sun is sparkling splendidly in Kathmandu. High winds, overcast cover, and changing perceivability regularly mean flights can be deferred or the air terminal shut. The air terminal is contained inside a steel fence and watched by the Nepali outfitted police or common police day and night.
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