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Sanphebagar Airport (IATA: FEB, ICAO: VNSR) is a domestic airport located in Sanphebagar serving Achham District, a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal.

Sanphebagar Airport
IATA: FEB ICAO: VNSR
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Nepal
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Serves	Sanphebagar, Nepal
Elevation AMSL	1,955 ft / 596 m
Coordinates	29°14′0″N 081°13′0″E
Map
Sanphebagar Airport Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 2/20 530 1,739 Asphalt[1]
Source:[2][3][4]

History

In 1967, the Airport was first constructed only having a Grass/Clay runway. It came into operation in 1975.

In February 2002, the terminal building and the airport's Control tower[5] was destroyed in a Maoist attack. It was restored and upgraded and reopened for operations in 2018.[6][7]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 1,955 feet (596 m) above mean sea level. Since the renovation of the airport in 2018, the airport has one asphalt runway which is 530 metres (1,739 ft) in length.[4]

Airlines and destinations

Currently, there are no scheduled services to and from Sanphebagar Airport. In 2019, Nepal Airlines briefly operated routes to Nepalgunj.[8]

References

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