MICROSOFT FLIGHT SIMULATOR CHARTER BRIEFING ONLY · NOT FOR REAL-WORLD FLIGHT PLANNING OR NAVIGATION

RFV020 · Bush Charter · Short Dispatch

Lukla Lodge Shuttle

VNKT → VNLK · Kathmandu to Lukla short-field special

Distance73 NM

Planned block00h 45m

AircraftKodiak 100

Passengers4–6

Suggested cruise10,500–13,500 ft

Flight profileIFR where available · visual final segment

Departure: VNKT (Tribhuvan Intl)

Elevation: 4,357 ft MSL
Longest runway: 10,002 ft · hard surface
Approach records: 39 · ILS runway ends: 0
Comms: Tower 118100 | ATIS 127000
MSFS mag variation: +0.4°

Arrival: VNLK (Lukla)

Elevation: 9,339 ft MSL
Longest runway: 1,776 ft · hard surface
Approach records: 0 · ILS runway ends: 0
Comms: UNICOM 120150
MSFS mag variation: +0.3°

Dispatch Story

Passenger brief

A compact passenger charter from Kathmandu to Lukla, aimed squarely at pilots who want the short-field option.

Booked load: 4–6 passengers · Trekking baggage. Use your aircraft’s simulator load manager for actual weights and balance.

Why fly this?

The flight is shorter than most of the collection but earns its place through terrain, elevation and one of the most distinctive simulator arrivals anywhere.

Difficulty: Expert

Visual Route Map & Navaid References

MSFS Radio Navigation References

KTMKATHMANDU113.20 MHzVOR

SMRSIMARA112.90 MHzVOR

Navigation & Dispatch Breakdown

Ident	Type	Track	Nav / Frequency	Distance	Dispatch note
VNKT	Departure	—	Tower 118100 \| ATIS 127000	0.0 NM	Start at Tribhuvan Intl.
KTM	VOR	Reference	KATHMANDU · 113.20 MHz	1 NM from dep	Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance.
SMR	VOR	Reference	SIMARA · 112.90 MHz	38 NM from dep	Simulator navaid reference near the route; use the EFB/avionics for the active IFR clearance.
VNLK	Arrival	90°M direct	No ILS record for destination in supplied ILS dataset	73 NM total	Arrival at Lukla.

Scenery & Flying Notes

What to watch for

Kathmandu Valley, increasingly dramatic Himalayan foothills and the Lukla valley.

Weather character

This is the collection’s deliberately demanding short-field special. The supplied scenery data lists no instrument approach at Lukla, so the final segment is visual in the simulator.

Digital Asset Pack

Suggested simulator route string

VNKT KTM SMR VNLK

This is a simple simulator waypoint string built from the supplied navaid scenery data; it is not an airway clearance, SID or STAR.

MSFS .pln

Download the generated basic flight-plan file and then adjust the active procedure/route in the simulator or EFB as desired.

Download RFV020 .pln

No destination ILS record was found in the supplied ILS dataset.

Data basis: airport coordinates, runway metadata, magnetic variation, communications and approach counts are taken from the supplied MSFS 2024 airport scenery dataset. VOR/NDB/ILS references are selected from the supplied MSFS navaid datasets. Planning time and altitude are simulator-oriented suggestions, not operational performance or real-world flight-planning advice.