Nepalgunj Airport

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Coordinates: 28°06′13″N 081°40′01″E / 28.10361, 81.66694

Nepalgunj Airport
IATA: KEP – ICAO: VNNG
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Nepalgunj, Nepal
Elevation AMSL 540 ft / 165 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 1,504 4,935 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Nepalgunj Airport (IATA: KEP, ICAO: VNNG) is an airport serving Nepalgunj (also spelled Nepalganj), a town in Nepal.

It is a major domestic hub after TIA in terms of number of airport network. This airport stands number 3 in terms of aircraft and passenger movement. After the introduction of FK-100 Jet Aircraft, passenger movement at this airport increased by 13.39% in 2005 (up to November) against the figure in the year 2004.

Recently, CAAN has permitted Flying Dragon Airlines, a joint venture company of Nepal and China, to operate remote areas of mid - and far - western development region with operating base at this airport.

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[edit] Profile

  • Date of First Service - March 15, 1961
  • Aerodrome Reference Point - 280606N and 0813959E
  • Elevation - 540 ft. AMSL
  • Ref. Temperature - 42°C
  • Runway Designation - 08/26 (East/West)
  • Surface - Bitumen
  • Runway Dimension - 1524 x 30 m.
  • Apron Capacity - 2 HS-748, 2 DHC-6
  • Services - Air Traffic Control service Flight Information Service
  • RFF - Category V
  • Design Aircraft HS-748, ATR-42, SAAB-340

[edit] Airlines and destinations

[edit] References

  1. ^ Airport information for VNNG at World Aero Data. Source: DAFIF.
  2. ^ Airport information for KEP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF.
  3. ^ Nepalgunj destinations from FareCompare.com

[edit] External links


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