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{{Short description|Town in Koshi Province, Nepal}}
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| subdivision_name2  = [[Solukhumbu District]]
| subdivision_type3  = [[Gaunpalika|Rural municipality]]
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'''Lukla''' ({{langx|ne|लुक्ला}} {{IPA|ne|ˈlukla}}) is a small town in the [[Khumbu Pasanglhamu|Khumbu Pasang Lhamu]] rural municipality of the [[Solukhumbu District]] in the [[Koshi Province]] of northeastern [[Nepal]]. Situated at {{convert|2860|m|ft|0}} 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 now.{{Why|date=September 2025}}

Lukla village holds a small [[Lukla Airport|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|altitude-acclimatization]] stop for those continuing on.<ref name=Acclimatization>{{cite journal |author1=Muza, SR |author2=Fulco, CS |author3=Cymerman, A |title=Altitude Acclimatization Guide. |journal=US Army Research Inst. Of Environmental Medicine Thermal and Mountain Medicine Division Technical Report |issue=USARIEM–TN–04–05 |year=2004 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/7616 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090423042451/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/7616 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=April 23, 2009 |accessdate=2009-03-05 }}</ref> The airport has a {{convert|527|m|ft|adj=on}} single asphalt runway.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Above |first1=The Himalaya |title=Lukla |url=https://abovethehimalaya.com/everest-trek-7-days.html |website=Lukla}}</ref>

In August 2014, the Nepalese government announced plans to open the first tarmac road from Kathmandu to Lukla.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Loveday |title=Highway to Everest: infrastructure at the expense of nature? {{!}} Asia {{!}} An in-depth look at news from across the continent |url=https://www.dw.com/en/highway-to-everest-infrastructure-at-the-expense-of-nature/a-17851821 |accessdate=13 November 2020 |work=DW |date=13 August 2014}}</ref>

==Airport==
[[File:Landing at Lukla Airport, Nepal.jpg|alt=Lukla Airport Nepal|thumb|307x307px|One of the scariest and most dangerous landings in the world at Lukla Airport in Nepal<ref name="oltj">{{Cite web|url=https://www.onceinalifetimejourney.com/once-in-a-lifetime-journeys/everest-base-camp/|title=Which Everest Base Camp is Best:Tibet or Nepal?|date=30 June 2019}}</ref>]]
Lukla is served by the [[Tenzing-Hillary Airport]]. Weather permitting, twin-engine [[Dornier 228]]s and [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter|de Havilland Canada Twin Otter]]s make frequent daylight flights between Lukla and [[Kathmandu]]. Lukla Airport has a very short and steep airstrip, often compounded by hazardous weather, resulting in several fatal accidents. It has been called the most dangerous airport in the world.<ref name="World's Most Dangerous Airports">{{cite web|title=World's Most Dangerous Airports|work=Jaunted |url=http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/1/22/163551/923/travel/World%27s+Most+Dangerous+Airports%3A+Lukla+Airport,+Nepal,+LUA|accessdate=2011-03-25 }}</ref><ref name="Most Extreme Airports 2010">{{cite episode |title=Most Extreme Airports |series=History Specials |date=26 August 2010 |season=1 |number=104 |publisher=[[History (American TV network)|The History Channel]]}}</ref><ref name="oltj"/>

==Climate==
Lukla has a [[subtropical highland climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]] ''Cwb'').
{{Weather box|width=auto
|metric first=y
|single line=y 
|collapsed = Y
|location = Lukla ([[Chaurikharka]]), elevation {{convert|2619|m|ft|abbr=on}}
|Jan high C = 9.8
|Feb high C = 11.0
|Mar high C = 13.6
|Apr high C = 18.1
|May high C = 19.2
|Jun high C = 19.5
|Jul high C = 19.2
|Aug high C = 19.6
|Sep high C = 18.3
|Oct high C = 17.5
|Nov high C = 14.0
|Dec high C = 11.3
| year high C = 
|Jan mean C = 4.0
|Feb mean C = 5.4
|Mar mean C = 8.3
|Apr mean C = 12.1
|May mean C = 13.6
|Jun mean C = 15.3
|Jul mean C = 15.6
|Aug mean C = 15.6
|Sep mean C = 14.5
|Oct mean C = 12.3
|Nov mean C = 8.1
|Dec mean C = 5.4
| year mean C = 
|Jan low C = -1.5
|Feb low C = -0.3
|Mar low C = 3.0
|Apr low C = 6.0
|May low C = 8.3
|Jun low C = 11.3
|Jul low C = 12.1
|Aug low C = 11.6
|Sep low C = 10.6
|Oct low C = 7.0
|Nov low C = 2.2
|Dec low C = -0.5
| year low C = 
|precipitation colour = green	
|Jan precipitation mm = 18.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 30.3
|Mar precipitation mm = 27.0
|Apr precipitation mm = 60.1
|May precipitation mm = 106.7
|Jun precipitation mm = 321.5
|Jul precipitation mm = 583.1
|Aug precipitation mm = 570.1
|Sep precipitation mm = 297.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 63.6
|Nov precipitation mm = 13.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 14.7
| year precipitation mm = 	
| source 1 = [[Food and Agriculture Organization|FAO]]<ref name=FAO>{{cite web
| url = https://www.fao.org/land-water/land/land-governance/land-resources-planning-toolbox/category/details/fr/c/1028000/
| title = World-wide Agroclimatic Data of FAO (FAOCLIM)
| publisher= Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations
| access-date = 23 June 2024}}</ref>
|source 2 = Agricultural Extension in South Asia (precipitation 1976–2005)<ref name = AESA>{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231013221356/https://www.aesanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/888-Temporal-and-Spatial-Variability-of-Climate-Change-Over-Nepal-1976-2005.pdf
| archive-date = 13 October 2023
| url = https://www.aesanetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/888-Temporal-and-Spatial-Variability-of-Climate-Change-Over-Nepal-1976-2005.pdf
| title = TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF CLIMATE CHANGE OVER NEPAL (1976-2005)
| publisher=Agricultural Extension in South Asia
| access-date = 27 October 2023}}</ref>
}}

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[[Category:Populated places in Solukhumbu District]]
[[Category:Tourism in Nepal]]
[[Category:Khumbu Pasanglhamu]]


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