Mahendranagar Airport

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Mahendranagar Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Government of Nepal
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Serves Mahendranagar, Nepal
Elevation  AMSL 650 ft / 198 m
Coordinates 28°57′48″N80°08′53″E / 28.96333°N 80.14806°E / 28.96333; 80.14806
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Mahendranagar Airport
Location of the airport in Nepal
Mahendranagar Airport
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
17/358842,900Grass/Clay
Source: [1] [2]

Mahendranagar Airport( IATA : XMG, ICAO : VNMN) is a domestic airport in Mahendranagar [1] serving Kanchanpur District, a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway to Shuklaphanta National Park. [2]

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History

The airport started operations on 30 December 1973, [2] but has been out of operation since 1999 and has turned into a grazing field for animals. [3]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 650 feet (198 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 884 metres (2,900 ft) in length. [1]

Airlines and destinations

Currently, there are no scheduled services to and from Mahendranagar Airport.

See also

List of airports in Nepal

References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for Mahendranagar, Nepal (VNMN / XMG) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mahendranagar Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ↑ Bhatta, Rajendra. "Airport turns into grazing ground for cattle". República. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
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