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Chaurjahari Airport

Airport in Nepal

Field	Value
name	Rukum Chaurjahari Airport
IATA	RUK
ICAO	VNCJ
pushpin_map	Nepal
pushpin_map_caption	Location of airport in Nepal
pushpin_label	Chaurjahari Airport
pushpin_label_position	right
type	Public
owner	Government of Nepal
operator	Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
elevation-f	2,460
elevation-m	762
coordinates
metric-rwy	y
r1-number	03/21
r1-length-m	600
r1-surface	Asphalt
footnotes	Source:

Rukum Chaurjahari Airport is a domestic airport located in Chaurjahari serving Western Rukum District, a district in Karnali Province in Nepal.

History

The airport started operations on 24 September 1973. The airport was renovated and the runway blacktopped in 2014 after previously only having a grass/clay runway. After not having scheduled services for several years, Nepal Airlines resumed services from the airport in 2018.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 2460 ft above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 600 m in length.

Airlines and destinations

Since the early 2020s, there are no scheduled services to and from Chaurjahari Airport. Previously Nepal Airlines operated routes to Kathmandu and Nepalgunj.

References

{{GCM. VNCJ. Rukumkot, Nepal (VNCJ / RUK)
"Rukum Chaurjahari Airport". Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.
(28 February 2014). "Renovated Salle Airport awaits regular flights". República.
(24 October 2018). "Chaurjahari Airport comes into operation after a one and half years". Aviation Nepal.
"Domestic Flight Schedule". Nepal Airlines.

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