This is a list of airports in Nepal , sorted by location.
The oldest of the country's three international airports, and the hub of air services in the country, is Tribhuvan International Airport, which serves the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolitan city of Kathmandu. Gautam Buddha International Airport, situated at the birth-place of Gautam Buddha (i.e. Lumbini), is the second international airport to operate in Nepal. Pokhara International Airport, located at the heart of tourism in Pokhara city, is the third international airport to operate in Nepal.
Location served | Province | ICAO | IATA | Airport name | Usage | Runway(s) | Coordinates | Total passengers |
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Kathmandu | Bagmati | VNKT | KTM | Tribhuvan International Airport | Public/military | 3,350 m (10,990 ft) | 27°41′47″N085°21′32″E / 27.69639°N 85.35889°E | 9,423,725 (2024) |
Pokhara | Gandaki | VNPR | PHH | Pokhara International Airport | Public | 2,500 m (8,200 ft) | 28°11′22.9″N84°00′53.6″E / 28.189694°N 84.014889°E | 1,023,000 (2024) |
Siddharthanagar | Lumbini | VNBW | BWA | Gautam Buddha International Airport | Public | 3,000 m (9,800 ft) | 27°30′20″N083°24′58″E / 27.50556°N 83.41611°E | Approx. 732,643 (2024) |
Location served | Province | District | Type | Airport name | Coordinates | Status |
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Nijgadh | Madhesh | Bara | International | Nijgadh International Airport | 27°07′26.1″N85°10′26.2″E / 27.123917°N 85.173944°E | |
Triyuga | Koshi | Udayapur | Domestic | Sagarmatha Airport | 26°45′42″N86°45′11″E / 26.7615628°N 86.7529999°E |
The list of non operational and abandoned airports [5] and their profiles [6]
Location served | District | Type | Coordinates | Airport name | Status |
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Arghakhanchi | Arghakhanchi | Earthen | 27°59'30.0"N 83°07'02.5"E | Argha Bhagwati Airport | Construction halted |
Patan, Baitadi | Baitadi | Black Topped | 28°12'46.6"N 83°39'56.7"E | Patan Airport | Not in operation |
Baglung | Baglung | Black Topped | 28°12'46.6"N 83°39'56.7"E | Baglung Airport | Not in operation |
Chaurjahari | Rukum | Black Topped | 228°37'40.3"N 82°11'39.3"E | Rukum Chaurjahari Airport | Not in operation |
Dipayal Silgadhi | Doti | Black Topped | 29°15'45.2"N 80°56'11.2"E | Doti Airport | Not in operation |
Manang | Manang | Black Topped | 28° 57′ 48″N, 80° 08′ 53.6″E | Manang Airport | Not in operation |
Lamidanda | Khotang | Black Topped | 27°15'09.9"N 86°40'16.4"E | Lamidanda Airport | Not in operation |
Narharinath | Kalikot | Black Topped | 29°10'18.2"N 81°34'35.5"E | Suntharali Airport | Not in Operation |
Mahendranagar | Kanchanpur | Earthen | 28.4°57'48"N 80.7°08'57.1"E | Mahendranagar Airport | Not in operation |
Pahada | Dolpa | Black Topped | 29°03'33.4"N 82°44'39.8"E | Masinechaur Airport | Not in operation |
Palungtar | Gorkha | Earthen | 28°02'18.9"N 84°27'58.7"E | Gorkha Airport | Not in operation |
Gokuleshwor, Darchula | Darchula | Earthen | 29°40'07.9"N 80°32'54.0"E | Darchula Airport | Abandoned |
Dhorpatan | Baglung | Earthen | 28°29'30.8"N 83°03'05.9"E | Dhorpatan Airport | Abandoned |
Jiri | Dolakha | Earthen | 27°37'34.2"N 86°13'50.5"E | Jiri Airport | Abandoned |
Kangeldanda | Solukhumbu | Earthen | 27°24'38.5"N 86°38'47.8"E | Kangeldanda Airport | Abandoned |
Khiji Chandeshwari | Okhaldhunga | Earthen | 27°27'17.5"N 86°18'34.8"E | Khiji Chandeshwori Airport | Abandoned |
Langtang | Rasuwa | Earthen | 28.4°12.3'00"N 85°36.2'00"E | Langtang Airport | Abandoned |
Meghauli | Chitwan | Earthen | 27°34'35.3"N 84°13'42.2"E | Meghauli Airport | Abandoned |
Rolpa | Rolpa | Earthen | 28°16'01.6"N 82°45'21.9"E | Rolpa Airport | Abandoned |
Syangboche | Solukhumbu | Earthen | 27°48'39.9"N 86°42'45.0"E | Syangboche Airport | Abandoned |