Dolpa Airport Explained

Dolpa Airport
Iata:DOP
Icao:VNDP
Pushpin Map:Nepal
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Nepal
Pushpin Label:Dolpa Airport
Pushpin Label Position:right
Type:Public
Owner:Government of Nepal
Operator:Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
City-Served:Dolpa District and Thuli Bheri
Location:Thuli Bheri, Dolpa, Nepal
Elevation-F:8,200
Elevation-M:2,499
Coordinates:28.9858°N 82.8192°W
Metric-Rwy:y
R1-Number:15/33
R1-Length-M:663
R1-Length-F:2,175
R1-Surface:Asphalt (since 2017)
Footnotes:Sources:[1]

Dolpa Airport, also known as Juphal Airport[2] is a domestic airport located in Juphal, Thuli Bheri serving Dolpa District, a district in Karnali Province in Nepal. It is the only airport of the district.[3]

History

The airport was upgraded in 2017, when the gravel runway was turned into a blacktopped runway.[2] [4]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 8200feet above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 15/33 measuring 663mx30mm (2,175feetx100feetm).

See also

References

  1. http://www.airportguide.com/airport/Nepal/Dolpa-VNDP-DOP/ Dolpa Airport (VNDP / DOP)
  2. Web site: Juphal airport closed from today for black topping. The Himalayan Times. 25 October 2017.
  3. Web site: Dolpa Airport. Civil Aviation authority of Nepal. 1 October 2018. 7 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180907083520/http://www.caanepal.gov.np/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/DOLPA-AIRPORT.pdf. dead.
  4. Web site: Juphal airport begins regular flight; 90% of blacktopping completed. República. 25 October 2017.