Resunga Airport

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Gulmi Resunga Airport
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Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment Of Nepal
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)
Coordinates 28°01′17.58″N083°15′20.4″E / 28.0215500°N 83.255667°E / 28.0215500; 83.255667
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Gulmi Resunga Airport
Location within Nepal

Gulmi Resunga Airport is a domestic airport in Resunga in Gulmi District in Lumbini Province in Nepal. [1]

Contents

History

Construction of the Airport first started in 2006. [2] [3] The foundation stone was laid by then tourism minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali. [4]

In June 2018, the first test flight was conducted by Tara Air despite the airport not having blacktopped the runway. [5]

In January 2023, a certification flight was conducted by Tara Air. [6] [7]

In May 2023, Nepal Airlines launched regular flights from the airport. [8]

Location and Access

Airport is lies in Simichaur in the District Headquarters of Resunga [9] The airport is spread over 78 Ropanis (39,681 sq m) of land. [10]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 5,015 ft (1,529 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 560m in length.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Nepal Airlines Kathmandu [8]

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References

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