This is a list of airports in Nepal, sorted by location.
The oldest of the country's three international airports, and the hub of air services in the country, is Tribhuvan International Airport, which serves the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolitan city of Kathmandu. Gautam Buddha International Airport, situated at the birth-place of Gautam Buddha (i.e. Lumbini), is the second international airport to operate in Nepal. Pokhara International Airport, located at the heart of tourism in Pokhara city, is the third international airport to operate in Nepal.
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International Airports | Photo | City | District | Province | Passengers Holding Capacity | Domestic Flights | International Flights | Coordinates | |||
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First Flight | Flight Status | First Flight | Flight Status | ||||||||
Tribhuvan International Airport | Kathmandu | Kathmandu District | Bagmati Province | Running | Running | 27.6964°N 85.3589°W | |||||
Gautam Buddha International Airport | Siddharthnagar | Rupandehi District | Lumbini Province | Running | Running | 27.5056°N 83.4161°W | |||||
Pokhara International Airport | Pokhara | Kaski District | Gandaki Province | Running | Running | 28.2008°N 83.9819°W |
Nijgadh International Airport at Nijgadh Simara and Sagarmatha Airport at Triyuga Udayapur are proposed for construction.
The list of non operational and abandoned airports[3] and their profiles [4]
Location served | District | Type | Coordinates | Airport name | Status | |
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Arghakhanchi | Earthen | 27°59'30.0"N 83°07'02.5"E | Argha Bhagwati Airport | Construction halted | ||
Palungtar | Gorkha | Earthen | 28°02'18.9"N 84°27'58.7"E | Not in operation | ||
Pokhara[5] | Kaski | Black Topped | 28°11'56.4"N 83°58'40.4"E | Not in operation | ||
Baitadi | Black Topped | 28°12'46.6"N 83°39'56.7"E | Patan Airport | Not in operation | ||
Baglung | Baglung | Black Topped | 28°12'46.6"N 83°39'56.7"E | Baglung Airport | Not in operation | |
Doti | Black Topped | 29°15'45.2"N 80°56'11.2"E | Not in operation | |||
Dhorpatan | Baglung | Earthen | 28°29'30.8"N 83°03'05.9"E | Dhorpatan Airport | Abandoned | |
Gokuleshwor, Darchula | Darchula | Earthen | 29°40'07.9"N 80°32'54.0"E | Darchula Airport | Not in operation | |
Jiri | Dolakha | Earthen | 27°37'34.2"N 86°13'50.5"E | Jiri Airport | Abandoned | |
Pahada | Dolpa | Black Topped | 29°03'33.4"N 82°44'39.8"E | Masinechaur Airport | Not in operation | |
Kangeldanda | Solukhumbu | Earthen | 27°24'38.5"N 86°38'47.8"E | Kangeldanda Airport | Abandoned | |
Kalikot | Black Topped | 29°10'18.2"N 81°34'35.5"E | Suntharali Airport | Not in Operation | ||
Khiji Chandeshwari | Okhaldhunga | Earthen | 27°27'17.5"N 86°18'34.8"E | Abandoned | ||
Khotang | Black Topped | 27°15'09.9"N 86°40'16.4"E | Not in operation | |||
Rasuwa | Earthen | 28.4°12.3'00"N 85°36.2'00"E | Langtang Airport | Abandoned | ||
Kanchanpur | Earthen | 28.4°57'48"N 80.7°08'57.1"E | Not in operation | |||
Manang | Manang | Black Topped | 28° 57′ 48″N, 80° 08′ 53.6″E | Not in operation | ||
Meghauli | Chitwan | Earthen | 27°34'35.3"N 84°13'42.2"E | Abandoned | ||
Rolpa | Rolpa | Earthen | 28°16'01.6"N 82°45'21.9"E | Abandoned | ||
Okhaldhunga | Black Topped | 27°18'12.1"N 86°33'02.5"E | Not in operation | |||
Rukum | Black Topped | 228°37'40.3"N 82°11'39.3"E | Not in operation | |||
Solukhumbu | Earthen | 27°48'39.9"N 86°42'45.0"E | Abandoned | |||
Kailali | Earthen | 28°31'19.2"N 81°07'21.6"E | Abandoned | |||