Dolpa Airport

Dolpa Airport डोल्पा विमानस्थल
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 / 28.98583; 82.81917
Map
Dolpa Airport Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 15/33 663 2,175 Asphalt (since 2017)
Sources: [1] [2]

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 one of the two airports of the district. ^[4] Dolpo Airport was established in 1978 and inaugurated by then-king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah. ^[5]

History

The airport was upgraded in 2017, when the gravel runway was turned into a blacktopped runway. ^{[3] [6]}

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 [7]
Sita Air	Nepalgunj [8]
Summit Air	Nepalgunj [9]
Tara Air	Nepalgunj [10]

See also

• List of airports in Nepal

References

1. Airport information for Dolpa, Nepal (VNDP / DOP) at Great Circle Mapper.
2. Dolpa Airport (VNDP / DOP) Archived August 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at AirportGuide.com
3. "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. Nepal, Trekking Routes. "Dolpo Airport". Dolpo Airport.
6. "Juphal airport begins regular flight; 90% of blacktopping completed". República. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
7. "Schedule Effective from 15 May, 2010 to 30 October, 2010". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
8. "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
9. "Flight Schedule". Summit Air. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
10. "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