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Syangboche Airport

Airport in Nepal

Syangboche Airport

Airport in Nepal

FieldValue
nameSyangboche Airport
nativenameस्याङबोचे हवाइ-मैदान
imageNamche-Khumjung-26-Shyangboche-Flugplatz-Hubschrauber-2007-gje.jpg
IATASYH
ICAOVNSB
pushpin_mapNepal
pushpin_map_captionLocation of airport in Nepal
pushpin_labelSyangboche Airport
pushpin_label_positionleft
typePublic
ownerGovernment of Nepal
operatorCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal
city-servedNamche Bazaar, Solukhumbu, Nepal
elevation-f12,402
elevation-m3,780
coordinates
metric-rwyy
r1-number13/31
r1-length-m405
r1-surfaceunpaved
footnotesSources:

| city-served = Namche Bazaar, Solukhumbu, Nepal | elevation-f = 12,402 | elevation-m= 3,780 | metric-rwy= y | r1-number= 13/31 | r1-length-m= 405 | r1-length-f= | r1-surface= unpaved

Syangboche airstrip

Syangboche Airport (Nepali: स्याङ्बोचे हवाइ-मैदान) is a domestic airport located in Namche Bazaar serving Solukhumbu District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal. Syangboche Airport’s first and foremost challenge is its elevation at 12402 ft; it is exposed to some of the most extreme and capricious weather conditions in the world, with heavy winds, fog and snowfall.

History

The airport was constructed in 1971 by a team led by Takashi Miyahara and was opened with a test flight by Royal Nepal Airlines on June 1, 1973. It was built to serve , at the time the highest-placed hotel in the world.

In the early 2000s, an expansion proposal that would let tourists skip the trek from Lukla to Namche Bazaar met opposition from Lukla entrepreneurs who feared a loss of business. However, the plans for expansion never materialized.

Facilities

The airport is at an elevation of 12297 ft and has one runway with a length of 405 m.

Airlines and destinations

Currently, there are no scheduled services to and from Syangboche Airport. Previously Nepal Airlines and Tara Air operated routes to Kathmandu. The nearest open airport is Tenzing–Hillary Airport, located 13 km south of Namche Bazaar.

References

References

  1. {{GCM. VNSH. Syangboche, Nepal (VNSB / SYH)
  2. "Syangboche Airport". Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.
  3. (1982). "ヒマラヤの灯―ホテル・エベレスト・ビューを建てる".
  4. (November 2016). "The Himalayan Inspiration". ECS Nepal.
  5. (31 May 2002). "Air war over Lukla". Nepali Times.
  6. (9 May 2018). "Syangboche Airport deprived of Flight Operation from Past decade". Aviation Nepal.
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