List of airports in Nepal explained

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

International AirportsPhoto CityDistrictProvincePassengers Holding CapacityDomestic FlightsInternational FlightsCoordinates
First FlightFlight StatusFirst FlightFlight Status
Tribhuvan International AirportKathmanduKathmandu DistrictBagmati ProvinceRunningRunning27.6964°N 85.3589°W
Gautam Buddha International AirportSiddharthnagarRupandehi DistrictLumbini ProvinceRunningRunning27.5056°N 83.4161°W
Pokhara International AirportPokharaKaski DistrictGandaki ProvinceRunningRunning28.2008°N 83.9819°W

Domestic Airports

Location servedProvinceDistrict ICAOIATAAirport nameCoordinates
SudurpaschimBajura VNBR BJU Bajura Airport29.5028°N 81.6694°W
Koshi ProvinceJhapa VNCG BDP Bhadrapur Airport26.5706°N 88.0792°W
BagmatiChitwan VNBP BHR Bharatpur Airport27.6781°N 84.4294°W
Koshi ProvinceBhojpur VNBJ BHP Bhojpur Airport27.1475°N 87.0508°W
Koshi ProvinceMorang VNVT BIR Biratnagar Airport26.4814°N 87.2639°W
KarnaliSurkhet VNSK SKH Surkhet Airport28.5858°N 81.6353°W
KarnaliJumla VNJL JUM Jumla Airport29.2739°N 82.1897°W
SudurpaschimKailali VNDH DHI Dhangadhi Airport28.7533°N 80.5819°W
KarnaliDolpa VNDP DOP Dolpa Airport28.9858°N 82.8192°W
IlamKoshi ProvinceIlamVNFNSukilumba Airport26.8775°N 87.9052°W
Madhesh ProvinceDhanusha VNJP JKR Janakpur Airport26.7086°N 85.9222°W
SudurpaschimBajhang VNBG BJH Bajhang Airport29.5383°N 81.1839°W
Madhesh ProvinceBara VNSI SIF Simara Airport27.1594°N 84.98°W
GandakiMustang VNJS JMO Jomsom Airport28.7797°N 83.7225°W
Koshi ProvinceKhotang VNKD Man Maya Airport27.1811°N 86.7719°W
Koshi ProvinceKhotang VNTH Thamkharka Airport27.0464°N 86.8581°W
Koshi ProvinceSolukhumbu VNLK LUA Tenzing-Hillary Airport27.6878°N 86.7314°W
BagmatiRamechhap VNRC RHP Ramechhap Airport27.3939°N 86.0614°W
KarnaliWestern Rukum VNSL RUKRukum Salle Airport[1] 28.6375°N 82.4497°W
LumbiniBanke VNNG KEP Nepalgunj Airport28.1036°N 81.6669°W
Madhesh ProvinceSaptari VNRB RJB Rajbiraj Airport26.5083°N 86.7375°W
KarnaliMugu VNRR Talcha Airport29.5217°N 82.1469°W
ResungaLumbiniGulmiN/AN/AGulmi Resunga Airport[2] 27.3036°N 86.5506°W
SudurpaschimAccham VNSR FEB Sanphebagar Airport29.2372°N 81.2153°W
KarnaliHumla VNST IMK Simikot Airport29.9711°N 81.8189°W
Koshi ProvinceSolukhumbu VNPL PPL Phaplu Airport27.5181°N 86.5844°W
Koshi ProvinceTaplejung VNTJ TPJ Taplejung Airport27.3511°N 87.6956°W
LumbiniDang VNDG DNP Dang Airport28.1111°N 82.2942°W
Koshi ProvinceSankhuwasabha VNTR TMI Tumlingtar Airport27.315°N 87.1933°W

Proposed airports

Nijgadh International Airport at Nijgadh Simara and Sagarmatha Airport at Triyuga Udayapur are proposed for construction.

Defunct airports

The list of non operational and abandoned airports[3] and their profiles [4]

Location servedDistrictTypeCoordinatesAirport nameStatus
ArghakhanchiEarthen 27°59'30.0"N 83°07'02.5"E Argha Bhagwati Airport Construction halted
PalungtarGorkha 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
BaitadiBlack Topped 28°12'46.6"N 83°39'56.7"EPatan AirportNot in operation
BaglungBaglung Black Topped 28°12'46.6"N 83°39'56.7"EBaglung AirportNot in operation
Doti Black Topped 29°15'45.2"N 80°56'11.2"ENot in operation
DhorpatanBaglung Earthen 28°29'30.8"N 83°03'05.9"E Dhorpatan Airport Abandoned
Gokuleshwor, DarchulaDarchula Earthen 29°40'07.9"N 80°32'54.0"EDarchula Airport Not in operation
JiriDolakha Earthen 27°37'34.2"N 86°13'50.5"E Jiri Airport Abandoned
PahadaDolpa Black Topped 29°03'33.4"N 82°44'39.8"EMasinechaur Airport Not in operation
Kangeldanda Solukhumbu Earthen 27°24'38.5"N 86°38'47.8"E Kangeldanda Airport Abandoned
KalikotBlack Topped29°10'18.2"N 81°34'35.5"ESuntharali Airport Not in Operation
Khiji ChandeshwariOkhaldhunga Earthen 27°27'17.5"N 86°18'34.8"E Abandoned
Khotang Black Topped 27°15'09.9"N 86°40'16.4"ENot in operation
Rasuwa Earthen 28.4°12.3'00"N 85°36.2'00"ELangtang Airport Abandoned
Kanchanpur Earthen28.4°57'48"N 80.7°08'57.1"ENot in operation
ManangManang Black Topped 28° 57′ 48″N, 80° 08′ 53.6″ENot in operation
MeghauliChitwan Earthen 27°34'35.3"N 84°13'42.2"E Abandoned
RolpaRolpaEarthen28°16'01.6"N 82°45'21.9"EAbandoned
Okhaldhunga Black Topped 27°18'12.1"N 86°33'02.5"ENot in operation
Rukum Black Topped228°37'40.3"N 82°11'39.3"ENot in operation
Solukhumbu Earthen 27°48'39.9"N 86°42'45.0"EAbandoned
Kailali Earthen 28°31'19.2"N 81°07'21.6"EAbandoned

See also

References


Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rukum Salle Airport. Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. 1 May 2018.
  2. Web site: 2023-01-08 . Tara Air successfully completes its test flight in Gulmi - myRepublica - The New York Times Partner, Latest news of Nepal in English, Latest News Articles . 2023-01-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230108073808/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/tara-air-successfully-completes-its-test-flight-in-gulmi/ . 8 January 2023 .
  3. Web site: होडबाजीमा बनाइएका २३ विमानस्थल प्रयोगविहीन. ekantipur.com .
  4. Web site: Airport Profiles . Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal .
  5. Web site: Pokhara Airport . 15 Jan 2022.