Tumlingtar Airport

Tumlingtar Airport

तुम्लिङ्ग्टार विमानस्थल
Tumlingtar Airport; तुम्लिङ्ग्टार विमानस्थल
	IATA: TMI; ICAO: VNTR;
Summary
Airport type	Public
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
Map
	Tumlingtar Airport Location of airport in Nepal
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Last updated February 23, 2023

Tumlingtar Airport( IATA : TMI, ICAO : VNTR) is a domestic airport located in Tumlingtar ^[1] serving Sankhuwasabha District, a district in Province No. 1 in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway to Makalu Barun National Park.^[2]

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 confiscated 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

Airlines	Destinations
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

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

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References

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

External links

Accident history for TMI / VNTR at Aviation Safety Network

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[GCM-1] 1 2 3 Airport information for Tumling Tar, Nepal (VNTR / TMI) at Great Circle Mapper.

[CAAN-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.

[4] Kattel, S. P. (13 January 2023). "Sustainability or Sustainable Development: An Anthropological Perspective" (PDF). web.archive.org. Retrieved 13 January 2023.

[:0-5] 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. Retrieved 15 October 2017.

[11] "Current Flight Schedule". Yeti Airlines. 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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