Sagarmatha Airport

Sagarmatha Airport
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Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government Of Nepal
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)
Coordinates	26°45′42″N86°45′11″E / 26.761563°N 86.753000°E / 26.761563; 86.753000
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Sagarmatha Airport Location within Nepal Show map of Koshi Province Sagarmatha Airport Sagarmatha Airport (Nepal) Show map of Nepal

Sagarmatha Airport is an airport under construction in Koshi Province of Nepal. The proposal is to build an airport in Jogidaha, Gaighat in Udayapur District. The proposed airport was scheduled to be completed within three years and set to open in December 2022. ^{[1] [2]} The runway is planned to be 60m x 2000 m. ^[3]

Development

A signboard at Sagarmatha Airport construction area written in Nepali: Sagarmatha Airport construction area

• The concept of constructing an airport in Udayapur District was first developed in 1974, however was not developed on until 2019. ^[4]

• A total of Rs 50 million has been allocated for the construction of the proposed airport. ^[5]

• 13,687 trees have been cut down from the community forest at the location of the planned airport. ^[6] 156 hectares of area is cleared for further development.

• No budget allocated for the fiscal year 2024 to construct the airport though Member of Parliament of Udayapur 1 (constituency) Dr. Narayan Khadka has promised to avail 10 Million Rupees from the Infrastructure Development Committee to develop the construction area e.g. Fencing, uprooting, Soil compaction and Levelling. ^[7]

See also

• Nepal portal
• Aviation portal

• List of airports in Nepal

References

1. "Construction of Sagarmatha Airport to begin soon". Himalayan Times. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
2. "Triyuga Municipality proposes river land for Sagarmatha Airport". República. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
3. "Sagarmatha Airport (CAPA center for aviation)" . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
4. "Udayapur revives airport plan". República. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
5. "Minister Kirati assures expedite construction process of Sagarmatha Airport". My Republica. 2024-02-10. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
6. "उदयपुरको 'सगरमाथा विमानस्थल': साढे १३ हजार रुख कटान" [The Sagarmatha Airport of Udayapur: 13,500 trees have been cut] (in Nepali). Nagrik News. 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
7. "सगरमाथा विमानस्थल चर्चामा मात्रै" [Sagarmatha Airport; only in discussion] (in Nepali). Gorkha Patra. 2024-06-06. Retrieved 2024-06-13.

Further

• Udayapur revives airport plan
• Constructing Sagarmatha Airport (in Nepali)