Khiji Chandeshwori Airport | |
Iata: | VNKC |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Nepal |
Pushpin Label: | Khiji Chandeswari Airport |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Opened: | 23 December 2019 |
Type: | Private |
Operator: | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal |
City-Served: | Khiji Chandeshwari and Okhaldhunga District, Nepal |
Elevation-F: | 6,789 |
Elevation-M: | 2,070 |
Coordinates: | 27.4833°N 105°W |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 15/33 |
R1-Length-M: | 580 |
R1-Surface: | Gravel |
Footnotes: | Source: |
Khiji Chandeswori Domestic Airport (also known as Khiji Demba Airport[1]) is a domestic airport in Khiji Chandeshwari in Okhaldhunga District in Koshi Province in Nepal.[2] The airport is being constructed with the joint effort of Khijidemba Rural Municipality and the provincial government.[3] [4] [5]
The airport resides at an elevation of 6789feet above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 580m (1,900feet) in length.
Tara Air has already conducted a test flight to this airport and is planning to operate scheduled services to Kathmandu.[4]