Lukla Airport (LUA) is located at Chaurikharka Municipality of Solukhumbu district (Province No. 1). This is also known as the Tenzing Hillary Airport of Nepal. A 30 minutes flight from Kathmandu will take you to Lukla. The flight to Lukla runs from Kathmandu and Ramechhap. Several airlines like Tara Airlines, Sita Airlines and Summit Airlines operates the daily flights. Perched on the side of mountains, Lukla airport is considered as the gateway to Everest.