Sagarmatha Airport Explained

Sagarmatha Airport
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Type:	Public
Owner:	Government Of Nepal
Operator:	Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)
Coordinates:	26.7568°N 86.7779°W
Pushpin Map:	Koshi Province #Nepal
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within Nepal

Sagarmatha Airport is an airport under construction in Koshi Province of Nepal. The proposal is to build an airport in Jogidaha, Gaighat in Udayapur District. The proposed airport was scheduled to be completed within three years and set to open in December 2022.^{[1] [2]} The runway is planned to be 60m x 2000 m.^[3]

Development

• The concept of constructing an airport in Udayapur District was first developed in 1974, however was not developed on until 2019.^[4]
• A total of Rs 50 million has been allocated for the construction of the proposed airport. ^[5]
• 13,687 trees have been cut down from the community forest at the location of the planned airport. ^[6] 156 hectares of area is cleared for further development.
• No budget allocated for the fiscal year 2024 to construct the airport though Member of Parliament of Udayapur 1 (constituency) Dr. Narayan Khadka has promised to avail 10 Million Rupees from the Infrastructure Development Committee to develop the construction area e.g. Fencing, uprooting, Soil compaction and Levelling.^[7]

See also

• List of airports in Nepal

Further

• Udayapur revives airport plan
• Constructing Sagarmatha Airport (in Nepali)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Construction of Sagarmatha Airport to begin soon . 21 April 2019. Himalayan Times . 12 January 2020.
2. Web site: Triyuga Municipality proposes river land for Sagarmatha Airport . 8 April 2018. República . 12 January 2020.
3. Web site: Sagarmatha Airport (CAPA center for aviation) . 12 January 2020.
4. Web site: Udayapur revives airport plan . República . 1 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191217073655/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/udayapur-revives-airport-plan/ . 17 December 2019 . 17 December 2019.
5. Web site: Minister Kirati assures expedite construction process of Sagarmatha Airport . 2024-02-10 . My Republica . 2024-06-13 .
6. Web site: उदयपुरको ‘सगरमाथा विमानस्थल’: साढे १३ हजार रुख कटान . 2023-07-15 . Nagrik News. 2024-06-13 . The Sagarmatha Airport of Udayapur: 13,500 trees have been cut. Nepali .
7. Web site: सगरमाथा विमानस्थल चर्चामा मात्रै . 2024-06-06 . Gorkha Patra . 2024-06-13 . Sagarmatha Airport; only in discussion . Nepali.