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Surkhet Airport (IATA: SKH, ICAO: VNSK), also known as Birendranagar Airport is a domestic airport located in Birendranagar serving Surkhet District, a district in Karnali Province in Nepal. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal considers it an important hub for cargo transport into remote Western areas of Nepal,[3] however this role is declining due to increasing road connectivity.[4]

Surkhet Airport

IATA: SKH
ICAO: VNSK

Summary

Airport type

Public

Owner

Government of Nepal

Operator

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal

Serves

Birendranagar, Nepal

Hub for

Elevation AMSL

2,402 ft / 732 m

Coordinates

28°35′09″N 081°38′09″E

Map

Surkhet Airport

Location of airport in Nepal

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
02/20	1,255	4,117	Asphalt

Source: DAFIF[1][2][3]

History

The airport was established in October 1966,[3] however major connections to Kathmandu were only established with services from Buddha Air in 2018.[5] Previously^[when?] this airport was only used by Nepalese Army Air Service and local services.^{[citation needed]}

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 7,395 feet (2,254 m) above mean sea level. It has one asphalt runway which is 1,255 metres (4,117 ft) in length.[3] There are plans to extend the runway.[6]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Buddha Air	Kathmandu[7]
Guna Airlines	Kathmandu[8]
Summit Air	Bajura, Chhayanath Rara, Jumla, Simikot[9]

Accidents and incidents

17 July 2002 - A Skyline Airways De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-AGF) left Jumla on a flight to Surkhet. Some 18 minutes after take-off and 10 km north of Surkhet, at an altitude of about 6500 feet, the aircraft crashed into trees on the Gargare Danda hill in bad weather. All two crew and two passengers were killed.[10][11]
On 26 May 2010 a Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter had taken off from Surkhet Airport heading for Talcha Airport in Rara National Park, with 18 passengers and 3 crew on board. At 10 am, the aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Surkhet after its cabin door suddenly opened five minutes after take-off. Tara Airlines officials said that the cabin attendant managed to lock the door immediately after it opened.[12]

References

"Airport information for VNSK". 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.
Airport information for SKH at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
"Surkhet Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
"New roads hit flights at Surkhet Airport". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
"Flights from Kathmandu to Surkhet KTM - SKH Flights".
"Plan to extend 300 meters of Surkhet airport runway". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
"Buddha Air to resume Surkhet flights". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
"Guna Airlines launches flights to Bhairahawa". Guna Airlines. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
"Network-of-Summit-Air". Summit Air. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
Aviation Safety Network retrieved 18 November 2006
Spotlight Archived 21 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine 8 August 2002
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[fr] Aéroport de Surkhet

L'aéroport de Surkhet (code IATA : SKH • code OACI : VNSK) est un aéroport desservant la ville de Birendranagar au Népal. Il est parfois appelé aéroport de Birendranagar.

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