Bhadrapur Airport

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Bhadrapur Airport

भद्रपुर विमानस्थल
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Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Government of Nepal
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Serves Bhadrapur, Nepal
Elevation  AMSL 308 ft / 94 m
Coordinates 26°34′14″N88°04′46″E / 26.57056°N 88.07944°E / 26.57056; 88.07944
Website airports.caanepal.gov.np/chandragadi/
Map
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Bhadrapur Airport
Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
10/281,5004,921 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF [1] [2] [3]

Bhadrapur Airport( IATA : BDP, ICAO : VNCG), also known as Chandragadhi Airport, [1] is a domestic airport located in Bhadrapur, primarily serving Jhapa and Ilam districts in Koshi Province, Nepal. [2] The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal considers it an important hub for passengers entering Nepal from the north eastern states of India, and the passengers from Bhutan and Bangladesh. [3]

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History

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Tarmac at Bhadrapur Airport
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Chandragadi Airport

In the October of 1963, it was reported that the Government of Nepal was constructing an aerodrome in Bhadrapur, Jhapa with Chinese help. The initial project was for military purpose. And that Pakistan had expressed its desire to link it with an air service from Dhaka, Bhadrapur, Kathmandu, Karachi. [4] Photovoltaic cells were used for the first time in Nepal at this airport for running navigation equipment. [5] [6] [7]

The airport has served as an airfield since November 1963. [8] Originally a grass runway, it was re-laid in concrete and has been extended several times. The airport was named "Airport of the Year 2013" by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. [9] On 31 January 2018, Prime Minister K.P. Oli inaugurated a newly built RNAV system at the airport, making it capable of handling night flights. [10]

Facilities

The airport is located at 300 feet (91 m) elevation. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,500 by 30 metres (4,921 ft × 98 ft). [1] All commercial airlines operate through one small terminal of Bhadrapur Airport. [11]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Buddha Air Kathmandu, Pokhara–International
Guna Airlines Kathmandu [12]
Saurya Airlines Kathmandu
Shree Airlines Kathmandu
Sita Air Taplejung, Charter: Kathmandu [13]
Yeti Airlines Kathmandu

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for VNCG [usurped] from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. 1 2 Airport information for Chandragadhi / Bhadrapur, Nepal (VNCG / BDP) at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. 1 2 "Chandragadhi Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  4. ↑ Aeroplane and Commercial Aviation News. 25 October 1962.
  5. ↑ Gautam, Bidur Raj; Li, Fengting; Ru, Guo (1 January 2015). "Assessment of urban roof top solar photovoltaic potential to solve power shortage problem in Nepal". Energy and Buildings. 86: 740. doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2014.10.038. ISSN   0378-7788.
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  9. ↑ Anurup, Pathak (10 November 2016). "A walk around Chandragadhi Domestic Airport". Aviation Nepal. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  10. ↑ Prasain, Sangam (31 January 2019). "Six airports in southern plains can handle night flights". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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  12. ↑ "Guna Airlines". Guna Airlines. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Sita Air to conduct Kathmandu-Taplejung-Bhadrapur flights during Dashain". Khabarhub. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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