Lukla | |
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![]() Looking across the township of Lukla, with the air strip of Lukla Airport in the foreground | |
Coordinates: 27°41′20″N 86°43′50″E / 27.68889°N 86.73056°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 Province No. 1 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 are found in the area nowadays.
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 527 (1,729 feet) meters single asphalt runway, making it the shortest commercial runways in the world. [2]
In August 2014, the Nepalese government announced plans to open the first tarmac road from Kathmandu to Lukla.[3]
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