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- ↑ CAAN Report 2019-2020 (PDF). Kathmandu: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 CAAN Report 2018 (PDF). Kathmandu: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). 2018.
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