List of airlines of Nepal

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This is a list of airlines [1] [2] which have a current air operator's certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.

Contents

Scheduled airlines

AirlineSectorImage ICAO IATA Callsign AOC issuedAircraft
Buddha Air Domestic/International Buddha Air ATR 72-500 pre-delivery (F-WNUB).jpg BHAU4BUDDHA AIR199717
Guna Airlines [lower-alpha 1] Domestic Beech 1900D, Guna Airlines JP6992684.jpg GNA--2009 [3] 7
Himalaya Airlines International D-AVVU -- Himalaya Airlines -- A320-214SL -- MSN 7503 -- 9N-ALV (32049204731).jpg HIMH9HIMALAYA20144
Nepal Airlines Domestic/International Nepal Airlines A330-200 (9N-ALY) @ HKG, Oct 2018 (01).jpg RNARAROYAL NEPAL19586
Saurya Airlines Domestic SUM9733 .jpg SAUS1-20143
Shree Airlines Domestic Shree Airlines.jpg SHAN9SHREE AIR199911
Sita Air Domestic SITA AIR DORNIER 228 9N-AHB AT KATHMANDU TRIBHUVAN AIRPORT NEPAL FEB 2013 (8531316785).jpg STA [lower-alpha 2] ST-20034
Summit Air DomesticSMA [lower-alpha 3] GG-20114
Tara Air Domestic 9N-ABM TARA AIR DHC 6 TWIN OTTER AT POKHARA RECENTLY ARRIVED FROM JOMSON AIRPORT NEPAL FEB 2013 (8569369692).jpg TRA [lower-alpha 4] TB [7] TARA AIR20093
Yeti Airlines Domestic YETI AIRLINES BAE JETSTREAM 41 9N-AHV AT POKHARA AIRPORT NEPAL FEB2013 (8506252867).jpg NYTYTYETI AIRLINES19987

Charter airlines

AirlineSectorImage ICAO IATA CallsignAOC
Issued		Type
Air Dynasty Domestic Air Dynasty Heli Service, Nepal.jpg ---1993Helicopter
Altitude Air Domestic---2016Helicopter
Fishtail Air Domestic---1997Helicopter
Heli Everest [8] Domestic---2016 [9] Helicopter
Kailash Helicopter Services [8] Domestic---2018 [10] Helicopter
Makalu Air Domestic---2009Aircraft
Manang Air Domestic---1997Helicopter
Mountain Helicopters [8] Domestic---2009 [11] Helicopter
Prabhu Helicopter [8] Domestic---2015 [12] Helicopter
Simrik Air Domestic Eurocopter AS 350B3 Ecureuil, Simrik Air JP7331477.jpg ---2001Helicopter

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Guna Airlines ceased operations in 2013, when it transferred its operations to Simrik Airlines, the airline restarted operations in 2021
  2. ↑ Sita Air has no registered ICAO code allocated, but uses 'STA' on scheduling, ticketing and baggage (as an official ICAO code would be used). However, officially, the ICAO Code 'STA' is allocated to Star Aviation UK. [4]
  3. ↑ Summit Air has no registered ICAO code allocated, but uses "SMA" on scheduling, ticketing and baggage (as an official ICAO code would be used). However, officially, the ICAO Code SMA is allocated to SMA Airlines. [5]
  4. ↑ Tara Air has no registered ICAO code allocated, but uses 'TRA' on scheduling, ticketing and baggage (as an official ICAO code would be used). However, officially, the ICAO Code 'TRA' is allocated to Transavia. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Airlines - Nepal". Airline History. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "Domestic Airlines in Nepal". Sanjan.com.np. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Three airline companies suspended by CAAN seek to revoke AOC suspension" (in Nepali). Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Current Flight Schedule". Summit Air. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Tara Air. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Airline Code Search Result". Av Codes. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "Legal Notice" (PDF). European Commission. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "About us". Heli Everest. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "WELCOME TO KAILASH HELICOPTER SERVICES". KAILASH HELICOPTER SERVICES. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "Company Profile". Mountain Helicopters. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "About us". Prabhu Helicopter. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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