Tikapur Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tikapur, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 797 ft / 243 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°31′19″N81°07′23″E / 28.52194°N 81.12306°E | ||||||||||
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  Tikapur Airport Location of airport in Nepal | |||||||||||
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Tikapur Airport( IATA : TPU, ICAO : VNTP) is a domestic airport located in Tikapur [1] serving Kailali District, a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal. [1]
The airport began operations on 11 October 1984. [3] It served as a hub in western Nepal, as road connections were lacking until the Nepalese Civil War, [4] when operations came to a halt in 1997. [5] The area was then occupied by Kamaiya people, who built shelter within the airports boundaries. [4] [5]
In the late 2010s, the public urged for the airport to reopen, for which minister Prem Bahadur Ale vowed to reopen the airport in 2022. [6]
The airport resides at an elevation of 797 feet (243 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 573 metres (1,880 ft) in length. [1] [2]
Currently, Tikapur Airport opeartes three flights a week(Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday) for Kathmandu via Nepalganj as a short transit. Tara Air and Yeti Air are serving a Tikapur-Nepalganj-Kathmandu and Kathmandu-Nepalganj-Tikapur route three days a week from 15 December 2024.
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