Rara Airport Explained

Coordinates:	29.5222°N 82.1469°W
Rara Airport
Icao:	VNRR
Pushpin Map:	Nepal
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of airport in Nepal
Pushpin Label:	Rara Airport
Pushpin Label Position:	left
Type:	Public
Owner:	Government of Nepal
Operator:	Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
City-Served:	Chhayanath Rara and Rara National Park, Nepal
Metric-Rwy:	y
R1-Length-M:	570
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
R1-Number:	18/36
Footnotes:	Source:^[1] ^[2]

Rara Airport, also known as Talcha Airport, is a domestic airport located in Chhayanath Rara serving Rara National Park in Karnali Province in Nepal.^[3]

History

The airport was constructed in 1975, operating with a single gravel runway until 2015, when the runway was asphalted over.^[4]

Accidents and incidents

• On 26 May 2010, a Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter took off from Birendranagar Airport in Surkhet, heading for Rara Airport with 18 passengers and 3 crew on board. At 10 am, the aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Birendranagar Airport, after its cabin door suddenly opened five minutes after take-off. Tara Air officials said that the cabin attendant managed to lock the door immediately after it opened, to avert any possible mishaps.^[5]
• On 21 November 2011, a Makalu Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan took off from Surkhet Airport, en route to Rara Airport. Upon touchdown at Rara, the aircraft skidded off the runway and hit a rock, damaging the front of the aircraft - four of the 11 occupants were injured.^[6]

External links

• . From the Nepali Times channel. Accessed: 31 March 2012

Notes and References

1. Web site: Raaika Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd . Raaikatours.com . 2003-08-16 . 2012-03-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131125233305/http://raaikatours.com/loadpage.php?url=newdestination.php . 2013-11-25 . dead .
2. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident 21-NOV-2011 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 9N-AJM . Aviation-safety.net . 2012-03-31.
3. Web site: Rara Airport . Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal . 1 January 2020.
4. Web site: Talcha Airport: Dangerous yet astonishing. República. 25 November 2017.
5. http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/news-archive/2-political/6341-tara-airlines-aircraft-makes-emergency-landing-after-midair-technical-problem.html Nepalnews.com
6. Web site: Makalu aircraft crash-lands in Mugu airport; no casualties . Nepalnews.com . 2012-03-31 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518072549/http://www.nepalnews.com/archive/2011/nov/nov21/news18.php . 2015-05-18 .