Rara Airport

Rara Airport
Rara Airport
	IATA: none; ICAO: VNRR;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Nepal
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Serves	Chhayanath Rara and Rara National Park, Nepal
Coordinates	29°31′20″N082°08′49″E / 29.52222°N 82.14694°E
Map
	Rara Airport Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
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Last updated August 09, 2025

Rara Airport( ICAO : VNRR), also known as Talcha Airport, is a domestic airport located in Chhayanath Rara serving Rara National Park in Karnali Province in Nepal. ^[1]

History

The airport was constructed in 1975, operating with a single gravel runway until 2015, when the runway was asphalted over.^[4]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Sita Air	Nepalgunj ^[5]
Summit Air	Birendranagar, Nepalgunj ^[6]
Tara Air	Nepalgunj ^[7]

Accidents and incidents

On 26 May 2010, a Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter took off from Birendranagar Airport in Surkhet, heading for Rara Airport with 18 passengers and 3 crew on board. At 10 am, the aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Birendranagar Airport, after its cabin door suddenly opened five minutes after take-off. Tara Air officials said that the cabin attendant managed to lock the door immediately after it opened, to avert any possible mishaps.^[8]
On 21 November 2011, a Makalu Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan took off from Surkhet Airport, en route to Rara Airport. Upon touchdown at Rara, the aircraft skidded off the runway and hit a rock, damaging the front of the aircraft—four of the 11 occupants were injured.^[3]^[9]

References

1 2 "Rara Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
↑ "Raaika Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd". Raaikatours.com. 16 August 2003. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
1 2 "ASN Aircraft accident 21-NOV-2011 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 9N-AJM". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
↑ "Talcha Airport: Dangerous yet astonishing". República. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
↑ "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
↑ "Network-of-Summit-Air". Summit Air. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
↑ "Tara Air – Biggest Airline in Nepalese Mountains - Helping Develop the Rural Nepal" . Retrieved 5 January 2015.
↑ Nepalnews.com ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, accessed 6 December 2010
↑ "Makalu aircraft crash-lands in Mugu airport; no casualties". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

External links

Video of aircraft taking off from Talcha Airport on YouTube. From the Nepali Times channel. Accessed: 31 March 2012

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[CAAN-1] 1 2 "Rara Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 January 2020.

[2] "Raaika Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd". Raaikatours.com. 16 August 2003. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

[avsafe-3] 1 2 "ASN Aircraft accident 21-NOV-2011 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 9N-AJM". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

[4] "Talcha Airport: Dangerous yet astonishing". República. Retrieved 25 November 2017.

[5] "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[6] "Network-of-Summit-Air". Summit Air. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

[7] "Tara Air – Biggest Airline in Nepalese Mountains - Helping Develop the Rural Nepal" . Retrieved 5 January 2015.

[8] Nepalnews.com ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, accessed 6 December 2010

[9] "Makalu aircraft crash-lands in Mugu airport; no casualties". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

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