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Biratnagar Airport (IATA: BIR, ICAO: VNVT) is a domestic airport located in Biratnagar serving Morang District, Province No. 1, Nepal.[1] Biratnagar Airport is the third busiest airport in Nepal after Kathmandu and Pokhara.[3] There are plans to upgrade the airport to serve international flights very soon.[4]

Biratnagar Airport

विराटनगर विमानस्थल
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Nepal
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal
ServesBiratnagar, Nepal
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL236 ft / 72 m
Coordinates26°28′53″N 87°15′50″E
Map
Biratnagar Airport
Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,505 4,938 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

History


Terminal
Terminal

Biratnagar Airport commenced operations on 6 July 1958.[5]

On 15 August 2017, during the August 2017 Nepal and India floods the runway of Biratnagar Airport was flooded, along with other parts of India and Nepal, and the airport was forced to suspend its operations.[6]

In 2019, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal decided to upgrade the Biratnagar Airport to an international level, which includes lengthening the runway.[7] In 2022, locals demonstrated, as they still were not compensated for the land that the Government was purchasing to expand the airport area.[8]


Facilities


The airport is located at an elevation of 236 feet (72 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,505 by 30 metres (4,938 ft × 98 ft).[1] The airport is one of the few airports in Nepal that has its own aviation fuel depot on site, enabling aircraft to refuel here during turnover periods.[9]


Airlines and destinations


AirlinesDestinations
Buddha AirKathmandu, Pokhara,[10] Tumlingtar
Guna AirlinesKathmandu[11]
Saurya AirlinesKathmandu, Siddharthanagar[12]
Shree AirlinesKathmandu
Sita AirLamidanda, Taplejung
Yeti AirlinesKathmandu[13]

Statistics


Annual passenger traffic at BIR airport. See Wikidata query.

Accidents and incidents



See also



References


  1. Airport information for VNVT Archived 6 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. Airport information for Biratnagar, Nepal (VNVT / BIR) at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. "Biratnagar Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. "Biratnagar airport to be upgraded to international standard". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. "Biratnagar Airport". Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2010.
  6. "Biratnagar Airport shut down". The Himalayan Times. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
  7. "विराटनगर विमानस्थललाई 'अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय स्तर' को बनाइने" [The Biratnagar Airport will be upgraded to at "International level".] (in Nepali). Kantipur Media Group. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  8. Bhandari, Binod (14 June 2022). "Locals affected by Biratnagar Airport expansion project protest". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
  9. "Majority of airports in Nepal lack fuel depot facility". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  10. Pokharel, Santosh. "Flights to and from Pokhara Airport affected as fuel tanker overturns near runway". My Republica. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  11. "Guna Airlines has started regular flights to Biratnagar". Aviation Nepal. 19 October 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  12. Republica. "Saurya Airlines to start Biratnagar-Bhairahawa direct flight service". My Republica. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
  13. Domestic Flights in Nepal, Kathmandu to Biratanagar (Yeti Airlines), retrieved 8 July 2022
  14. "Nepal Magazine Archived 2 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine". Retrieved 18 November 2006.
  15. "Crash of a Pilatus PC-6 Turbo Porter in Biratnagar: 10 killed | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives". www.baaa-acro.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  16. "विराटनगर विमानस्थल आजदेखि खुल्ने, बेलुका ५ बजेपछि उडान नहुने". Setopati. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  17. "Torrential rainfall inundates Biratnagar Airport". Nepal Press. Retrieved 23 October 2021.



На других языках

[de] Flughafen Biratnagar

Der Flughafen Biratnagar (ICAO-Code VNVT; IATA-Code BIR) ist ein nepalesischer Verkehrsflughafen unweit der Stadt Biratnagar im Distrikt Morang in der Kosi-Zone.
- [en] Biratnagar Airport

[fr] Aéroport de Biratnagar

L'aéroport de Biratnagar (code IATA : BIR • code OACI : VNVT) est un aéroport desservant la ville de Biratnagar au Népal. Il a ouvert le 6 juillet 1958.

[ru] Биратнагар (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Биратнагар (англ. Biratnagar Airport), (ИАТА: BIR, ИКАО: VNVT)[1] — непальский аэропорт, обслуживающий коммерческие авиаперевозки города Биратнагар (район Моранг, Коси).


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