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Tumlingtar Airport

Nepalese airport

Nepalese airport

FieldValue
nameTumlingtar Airport
nativenameतुम्लिङ्ग्टार विमानस्थल
IATATMI
ICAOVNTR
pushpin_mapNepal
pushpin_map_captionLocation of airport in Nepal
pushpin_labelTumlingtar Airport
pushpin_label_positionleft
typePublic
ownerGovernment of Nepal
operatorCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal
city-servedTumlingtar, Sankhuwasabha District, Nepal
elevation-f1,700
elevation-m518
coordinates
metric-rwyy
r1-number16/34
r1-length-m1,219
r1-length-f4,000
r1-surfaceAsphalt
footnotesSource:

| city-served = Tumlingtar, Sankhuwasabha District, Nepal | elevation-f = 1,700 | elevation-m = 518 | metric-rwy = y | r1-number = 16/34 | r1-length-m = 1,219 | r1-length-f = 4,000 | r1-surface = Asphalt

Tumlingtar Airport is a domestic airport located in Tumlingtar serving Sankhuwasabha District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway to Makalu Barun National Park.

History

This airport was first conceptualized to provide air transport facilities to inaccessible areas of Mechi, Koshi and Sagarmatha zones. In 1965, the land for Tumlingtar airport was acquired from the Kumals living in the Valley. Airport was initially built with a runway length of 3300 ft designed for DC-3s. A budget of NPR 2,60,000 was allocated for the fiscal year of 1971-72 for the purpose of construction of the fair weather airport. The airport started operations on 01 October, 1972.

Facilities

The airport is situated at an elevation of 1700 ft above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 4000 ft in length.

Airlines and destinations

|Buddha Air | Biratnagar, Kathmandu |Guna Airlines | Kathmandu |Sita Air | Kathmandu |Summit Air | Kathmandu |Tara Air | Kathmandu |Yeti Airlines |Kathmandu

Incidents and accidents

  1. Cosmic Air DO-228 with Registration Number 9N AFS on 19 Nov 2000. There were no fatalities.
  2. Yeti Airlines DHC - 6/300 with Registration Number 9N AEV on 05 April 2001. There were no fatalities.

References

References

  1. {{GCM. VNTR. Tumling Tar, Nepal (VNTR / TMI)
  2. "Tumlingtar Airport". Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.
  3. "Government of Nepal - Fourth Plan".
  4. Kattel, S. P.. (2023-01-13). "Sustainability or Sustainable Development: An Anthropological Perspective".
  5. Āyoga, Nepal Rāshṭriya Yojanā. (1972). "Fourth-plan (1970-1975).". His Majesty's Government, National Planning Commission.
  6. "Schedule to Tumlingtar".
  7. "Guna Airlines to launch its inaugural flight to Tumlingtar on Wednesday". República.
  8. "Destinations". Sita Air.
  9. "Flight Schedule". Summit Air.
  10. "Flight Schedule". Tara Air.
  11. "Current Flight Schedule". Yeti Airlines.
  12. (2022-07-25). "Accident Record of Nepalese Registered Aeroplanes".
  13. (2022-07-25). "Accident Record of Nepalese Registered Aeroplanes".
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