Tumlingtar Airport

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Tumlingtar Airport

तुम्लिङ्ग्टार विमानस्थल
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner Government of Nepal
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Serves Tumlingtar, Sankhuwasabha District, Nepal
Elevation  AMSL 1,700 ft / 518 m
Coordinates 27°18′54″N087°11′36″E / 27.31500°N 87.19333°E / 27.31500; 87.19333
Map
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Tumlingtar Airport
Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
mft
16/341,2194,000 Asphalt
Source: [1] [2]

Tumlingtar Airport( IATA : TMI, ICAO : VNTR) is a domestic airport located in Tumlingtar [1] serving Sankhuwasabha District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway to Makalu Barun National Park. [2]

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History

This airport was first conceptualized to provide air transport facilities to inaccessible areas of Mechi, Koshi and Sagarmatha zones. [3] In 1965, the land for Tumlingtar airport was acquired from the Kumals living in the Valley. [4] Airport was initially built with a runway length of 3300 ft designed for DC-3s. [5] A budget of NPR 2,60,000 was allocated for the fiscal year of 1971-72 for the purpose of construction of the fair weather airport. [5] The airport started operations on 01 October, 1972. [2]

Facilities

The airport is situated at an elevation of 1,700 feet (518 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in length. [1]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Buddha Air Biratnagar, Kathmandu [6]
Guna Airlines Kathmandu [7]
Sita Air Kathmandu [8]
Summit Air Kathmandu [9]
Tara Air Kathmandu [10]
Yeti Airlines Kathmandu [11]

Incidents and accidents

  1. Cosmic Air DO-228 with Registration Number 9N AFS on 19 Nov 2000. There were no fatalities. [12]
  2. Yeti Airlines DHC - 6/300 with Registration Number 9N AEV on 05 April 2001. There were no fatalities. [13]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for Tumling Tar, Nepal (VNTR / TMI) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tumlingtar Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Government of Nepal - Fourth Plan" (PDF). National Planning Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Kattel, S. P. (13 January 2023). "Sustainability or Sustainable Development: An Anthropological Perspective" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 Āyoga, Nepal Rāshṭriya Yojanā (1972). Fourth-plan (1970-1975). His Majesty's Government, National Planning Commission.
  6. ↑ "Schedule to Tumlingtar" . Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Guna Airlines to launch its inaugural flight to Tumlingtar on Wednesday". República. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "Destinations". Sita Air. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  9. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Summit Air. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  10. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Tara Air. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Current Flight Schedule". Yeti Airlines. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  12. ↑ "Accident Record of Nepalese Registered Aeroplanes" (PDF). 25 July 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  13. ↑ "Accident Record of Nepalese Registered Aeroplanes" (PDF). 25 July 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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