Dolpa Airport (IATA: DOP, ICAO: VNDP), also known as Juphal Airport[3] is a domestic airport located in Juphal, Thuli Bheri serving Dolpa District, a district in Karnali Province in Nepal. It is the only airport of the district.[4]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Dolpa District and Thuli Bheri | ||||||||||
| Location | Thuli Bheri, Dolpa, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 8,200 ft / 2,499 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°59′09″N 082°49′09″E | ||||||||||
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Dolpa Airport Location of airport in Nepal | |||||||||||
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The airport was upgraded in 2017, when the gravel runway was turned into a blacktopped runway.[3][5]
The airport resides at an elevation of 8,200 feet (2,499 m) above mean sea level.[1] It has one runway designated 15/33 measuring 663 by 30 metres (2,175 ft × 98 ft).[2]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Nepal Airlines | Nepalgunj[6] |
| Sita Air | Nepalgunj[7] |
| Summit Air | Nepalgunj[8] |
| Tara Air | Nepalgunj[9] |
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| Under construction |
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| Defunct | |||||