My Heart Soars: Nepal : Part 4 - EBC Trek (Day 1) - Flight Take-Off from Tenzing Hillary Airport

... continuation from the flight we took from Kathmandu ...

I am not doing this intentionally to break one day into multiple posts. The problem with me is that I like detailing my trip. Hence, the many posts for one day. At least, one knows what to look out for.

We reached Lukla in 25 minutes. The skies were clear with minimal clouds. It is going to be a good day today! The minute I stepped out from the plane, I could feel the chill in the air. We are, after all, at 2886m above sea level. It's okay, I tell myself. We are going to start our trek now, and it will be hot very soon. There were many locals waiting outside the gate of the airport offering their services as a porter and guide. My friend has told me that this is pretty common, and it was part of my initial plan to hire a porter and guide from Lukla, but I was not sure how will this affect the registration and check-in at the check-in army spots.

Off we go to collect our luggage. Here, we met our 2 porters who are Sherpas. We have 2 porters because there are 3 of us trekking. Me and my sister, and another trekker who joined our group. The agent told us the day we arrived in Kathmandu, and I was a bit surprised but having more people in the group is fun too.

There were many people standing by the fence looking at the flights coming in and out. We stood by the fence too and watched a flight taking off from the runway. Lukla airport which is Tenzing Hillary Airport is the most dangerous airport in the world. It has a very short runway of 450m with a 20m width and a 20 degrees slope. The plane has to be up before the end of the runway or you will be zooming down 3000ft. The locals are happy when a flight takes off successfully. I do not know how difficult it is to fly an airplane, and the difficulty to take off, but I do know for sure that the pilots who fly to and fro from Lukla are so skilful that I did not feel it dangerous at all.