Lamidanda Airport | |
Nativename: | लामिडाँडा बिमानस्थल |
Iata: | LDN |
Icao: | VNLD |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Nepal |
Pushpin Label: | Lamidanda Airport |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Type: | Public |
Owner: | Government of Nepal |
Operator: | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal |
City-Served: | Lamidanda, Nepal |
Elevation-F: | 4,100 |
Elevation-M: | 1,250 |
Coordinates: | 27.2531°N 86.67°W |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 08/26 |
R1-Length-M: | 520 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Source:[1] |
Lamidanda Airport is a domestic airport located in Lamidanda, Rawabesi, serving Khotang District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, it is the gateway to the Halesi-Maratika Caves.[1] Status: Not Active
The airport is at an elevation of 4100feet above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 518m (1,699feet) in length.
On 15 December 2010, a Tara Air flight operated by DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed into a mountain shortly after departure. The aircraft was operating a chartered passenger flight to Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. All 19 passengers and crew were killed.[2]