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Pokhara Airport (IATA: PKR, ICAO: VNPK) is a domestic airport serving Pokhara in Nepal. Following a new agreement on air travel between India and Nepal,[4] Pokhara Airport will be replaced by Nepal's third international airport, Pokhara International Airport in 2022.[5]

Pokhara Airport

पोखरा विमानस्थल
Pokhara Airport in 2019
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Nepal
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal
ServesPokhara, Nepal
Focus city for
Elevation AMSL2,712 ft / 827 m
Coordinates
Map
Pokhara Airport
Location of airport in Nepal
Pokhara Airport
Pokhara Airport (Nepal)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
04/22 1,433 4,701 Asphalt
Sources: CAAN[1] and DAFIF[2][3]
A Buddha Air flight in front of the airport's terminal
A Buddha Air flight in front of the airport's terminal

History


The airport was established on 4 July 1958 by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Until the 2010s, it offered regular connections to Kathmandu and Jomsom; and seasonal connections to Manang. In 2011 Buddha Air, a Nepali private airline, began international flights from Pokhara to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow, India,[6] and has announced plans to fly to New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport in the future.[7] In the late 2010s, it became Nepal's second domestic hub handling flights to various provinces.[8]


Facilities


Yeti Airlines Jetstream 41 at Pokhara Airport in 2019
Yeti Airlines Jetstream 41 at Pokhara Airport in 2019

The apron of the airport is relatively small and can only handle eight propeller planes at a time. Pokhara Airport is a diversion airport for the country's main airport in Kathmandu in times of problems such as fog. Due to a short runway and crowded apron, flights must often be re-diverted to third airports with even shorter runways.[9]


Airlines and destinations


AirlinesDestinations
Buddha AirBhadrapur,[10] Bharatpur,[11] Biratnagar,[12] Dhangadhi,[13] Janakpur,[14] Jitpursimara,[15] Kathmandu,[16] Nepalgunj,[17] Siddharthanagar
Guna AirlinesBhadrapur, Bharatpur,[18] Biratnagar, Kathmandu,[19] Nepalgunj,[18] Siddharthanagar[18]
Shree AirlinesBhadrapur, Biratnagar, Janakpur, Nepalgunj, Rajbiraj, Siddharthanagar
Sita AirJomsom, Kathmandu, Nepalgunj
Summit AirJomsom
Tara AirJomsom[20]
Yeti Airlines Kathmandu

Buddha Air and Yeti Airlines provide mountain sightseeing flights or Annapurna sightseeing flights out of Pokhara Airport. They usually depart in the early morning hours and return to the airport one hour later.[21][22]

Several Ultralight aviation companies offer recreational and sightseeing flights from Pokhara Airport.[23]


Statistics


Annual passenger traffic at PKR airport. See Wikidata query.

Incidents and accidents



See also



References


  1. Pokhara Airport Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine at Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, accessed 4 March 2011
  2. "Airport information for VNPK". World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Data current as of October 2006. Source: DAFIF.
  3. Airport information for PKR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. "International Pokhara: Buddha Air eyes Indian tourism and pilgrim market", Nepali Times issue #274, 30 October 2010, accessed 4 March 2011.
  5. Lin, Ziyu. "With new airport, Pokhara waits for takeoff - Nation - Nepali Times". archive.nepalitimes.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. "Buddha Air Lucknow flight" Archived 19 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine, buddhaair.com, accessed 28 September 2012.
  7. "Buddha Air plans to start Pokhara-New Delhi flight" Archived 6 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine, "Tour Nepal", accessed 28 September 2012.
  8. "Pokhara Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority Nepal.
  9. "Aircraft parking at Pokhara Airport woefully inadequate MYREPUBLICA.com - News in Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual, POLITICAL AFFAIRS, BUSINESS & ECONOMY, SOCIAL AFFAIRS, LIFESTYLE, SPORTS, OPINION, INTERVIEW, INTERNATIONAL, THE WEEK news in English in Nepal". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014.
  10. "Buddha Air announces Bhadrapur-Pokhara flight". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  11. "Buddha Air increasing flight to Surkhet". Aviation Nepal. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  12. Sunuwar, Muna. "After losing Rs 100m in 7 months, Buddha Air stops Kolkata flights". My Republica. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  13. diwakar (15 February 2022). "Pokhara-Janakpur and Pokhara-Dhangadhi direct flights from March 1 - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  14. "Alert". Buddha Air. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  15. diwakar (20 August 2021). "Pokhara-Simara direct flights from September 1 - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  16. Pokharel, Santosh. "Flights to and from Pokhara Airport affected as fuel tanker overturns near runway". My Republica. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  17. RASTRIYA SAMACHAR SAMITI (2021). "Buddha Air begins Pokhara-Nepalgunj flight". thehimalayantimes.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  18. diwakar (24 November 2021). "Guna Airlines starts flights to Bharatpur, Bhairahawa and Nepalgunj from Pokhara - OnlineKhabar English News". Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  19. "Plane flown for Pokhara returned Kathmandu after noticing technical issue". Khabarhub. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  20. Republica. "Pokhara Airport resumes flight service". My Republica. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  21. "Pokhara Mountain Flight". Buddha Air. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  22. "Annapurna Express". Yeti Airlines. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  23. "Civil Aviation Report 2018" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  24. "ASN Aircraft accident Avro 748-106 Srs. 1A". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  25. Aviation Safety Network retrieved 19 November 2006
  26. Adhikari, Deepak (18 February 2014). "Nepal plane crash in bad weather killed all 18 on board". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2014.


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На других языках

[de] Flughafen Pokhara

Der Flughafen Pokhara (IATA-Code: PKR; ICAO-Code: VNPK) ist ein Regionalflughafen in Pokhara (Nepal).
- [en] Pokhara Airport

[es] Aeropuerto de Pokhara

El Aeropuerto de Pokhara (IATA: PKR, OACI: VNPK), es un aeropuerto regional que presta servicio a la ciudad de Pokhara en Nepal. Fue inaugurado el 4 de julio de 1958, y es operado por el Gobierno (Autoridad de Aviación Civil de Nepal). Ofrece conexiones regulares con Katmandú y Jomsom, y temporales a Manang.

[fr] Aéroport de Pokhara

L'aéroport de Pokhara (code IATA : PKR • code OACI : VNPK) est un aéroport régional desservant Pokhara au Népal. L'aéroport a été mis en fonctionnement le 4 juillet 1958 et est géré par le gouvernement (via l'autorité de l'aviation civile népalaise). Il offre des liaisons régulières avec Katmandou et Jomsom, ainsi que des liaisons saisonnières vers Manang.

[ru] Покхара (аэропорт)

Аэропорт Покхара (англ. Pokhara Airport), (ИАТА: PKR, ИКАО: VNPK) — непальский аэропорт, обслуживающий коммерческие авиаперевозки города Покхара.


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