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Founded | 2016 | ||||||
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AOC # | 085/2016 [2] | ||||||
Hubs | Tribhuvan International Airport | ||||||
Fleet size | 2 [3] | ||||||
Headquarters | Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal | ||||||
Key people | Nima Nuru Sherpa (Executive Chairman) | ||||||
Website | altitudeairnepal |
Altitude Air Pvt. Ltd is a charter helicopter airline based in Tribhuvan International Airport and Sinamangal, Kathmandu. The company began operations in 2016 and mainly carries out rescue and charter flights. [1] [4] . In 2024, Altitude Air successfully retrieved the bodies of five deceased Russian climbers at 7000 meters, after numerous other companies were unable to do so.
Altitude Air was founded in 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal, by various Nepalese tourism entrepreneurs. It ran its test flight on the 27th of September, as the first airline to introduce the Agusta Westland AW119 Koala to the Nepalese market. [5] .
Altitude Air gained attention initially, as the first airline company in Nepal to purchase brand-new commercial aircraft, unlike other helicopter companies that operate second-hand crafts. The Altitude fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 2025): [3]
Aircraft | In Fleet | Orders | Passengers | Notes | ||
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C | Y | Total | ||||
Eurocopter AS350 B3e | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | [6] |
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