Dolpa Airport

Dolpa Airport
Dolpa Airport
	IATA: DOP; ICAO: VNDP;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Nepal
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Serves	Dolpa District and Thuli Bheri
Location	Thuli Bheri, Dolpa, Nepal
Elevation AMSL	8,200 ft / 2,499 m
Coordinates	28°59′09″N082°49′09″E / 28.98583°N 82.81917°E
Map
	Dolpa Airport Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
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Last updated February 07, 2024

Dolpa Airport( IATA : DOP, ICAO : VNDP), also known as Juphal Airport^[3] is a domestic airport located in Juphal, Thuli Bheri serving Dolpa District, a district in Karnali Province in Nepal. It is the only airport of the district.^[4]

History

The airport was upgraded in 2017, when the gravel runway was turned into a blacktopped runway.^[3]^[5]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 8,200 feet (2,499 m) above mean sea level.^[1] It has one runway designated 15/33 measuring 663 by 30 metres (2,175 ft × 98 ft).^[2]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Nepal Airlines	Nepalgunj ^[6]
Sita Air	Nepalgunj ^[7]
Summit Air	Nepalgunj ^[8]
Tara Air	Nepalgunj ^[9]

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References

1 2 Airport information for Dolpa, Nepal (VNDP / DOP) at Great Circle Mapper.
1 2 Dolpa Airport (VNDP / DOP) Archived August 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at AirportGuide.com
1 2 "Juphal airport closed from today for black topping". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
↑ "Dolpa Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
↑ "Juphal airport begins regular flight; 90% of blacktopping completed". República. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
↑ "Schedule Effective from 15 May, 2010 to 30 October, 2010". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
↑ "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
↑ "Flight Schedule". Summit Air. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
↑ "Flight Schedule". Tara Air. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

External links

Accident history for DOP / VNDP at Aviation Safety Network

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[GCM-1] 1 2 Airport information for Dolpa, Nepal (VNDP / DOP) at Great Circle Mapper.

[AG-2] 1 2 Dolpa Airport (VNDP / DOP) Archived August 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at AirportGuide.com

[THT-3] 1 2 "Juphal airport closed from today for black topping". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

[4] "Dolpa Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

[5] "Juphal airport begins regular flight; 90% of blacktopping completed". República. Retrieved 25 October 2017.

[6] "Schedule Effective from 15 May, 2010 to 30 October, 2010". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 7 June 2010.

[7] "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[8] "Flight Schedule". Summit Air. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

[9] "Flight Schedule". Tara Air. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

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