Lamidanda Airport Explained

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

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 4100feet above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 518m (1,699feet) in length.

Accidents and incidents

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]

References

  1. Web site: Lamidanda Airport . Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal . 1 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Crash: Tara Air DHC6 near Okhaldhunga on Dec 15th 2010, aircraft impacted mountain . Simon . Hradecky . Aviation Herald . 15 December 2010 . 16 December 2010.