List of airports in Nepal

This is a list of airports in Nepal, sorted by location.

The oldest of the country's three international airports, and the hub of air services in the country, is Tribhuvan International Airport, which serves the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolitan city of Kathmandu. Gautam Buddha International Airport, situated at the birth-place of Gautam Buddha (i.e. Lumbini), is the second international airport to operate in Nepal. Pokhara International Airport, located at the heart of tourism in Pokhara city, is the third international airport to operate in Nepal.

International airports

Gautam Buddha International Airport, Siddharthnagar

Pokhara International Airport, Pokhara

Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu

All airports

Airport names shown in bold indicate the airport has scheduled service on commercial airlines.

Location served	Province	District	ICAO	IATA	Airport name	Coordinates
Baglung	Gandaki	Baglung	VNBL	BGL	Baglung Airport	28°12′46″N 083°39′59″E
Bajura	Sudurpaschim	Bajura	VNBR	BJU	Bajura Airport	29°30′10″N 081°40′10″E
Bhadrapur	Koshi Province	Jhapa	VNCG	BDP	Bhadrapur Airport	26°34′14″N 088°04′45″E
Bharatpur	Bagmati	Chitwan	VNBP	BHR	Bharatpur Airport	27°40′41″N 084°25′46″E
Bharatpur	Bagmati	Chitwan	VNMG	MEY	Meghauli Airport	27°34′37″N 084°13′42″E
Bhojpur	Koshi Province	Bhojpur	VNBJ	BHP	Bhojpur Airport	27°08′51″N 087°03′03″E
Biratnagar	Koshi Province	Morang	VNVT	BIR	Biratnagar Airport	26°28′53″N 087°15′50″E
Birendranagar	Karnali	Surkhet	VNSK	SKH	Surkhet Airport	28°35′09″N 081°38′07″E
Bowang	Gandaki	Baglung	VNDR		Dhorpatan Airport	28°31′00″N 083°02′00″E
Chandannath	Karnali	Jumla	VNJL	JUM	Jumla Airport	29°16′26″N 082°11′23″E
Chaurjahari	Karnali	Western Rukum	VNCJ	HRJ	Rukum Chaurjahari Airport[1]	28°37′38″N 082°11′39″E
Dhangadhi	Sudurpaschim	Kailali	VNDH	DHI	Dhangadhi Airport	28°45′12″N 080°34′55″E
Dolpa	Karnali	Dolpa	VNDP	DOP	Dolpa Airport	28°59′09″N 082°49′09″E
Dipayal Silgadhi	Sudurpaschim	Doti	VNDT	SIH	Doti Airport[2]	29°15′47″N 080°56′10″E
Gokuleshwor, Darchula	Sudurpaschim	Darchula	VNDL		Darchula Airport	29°40′09″N 080°32′54″E
Ilam	Koshi Province	Ilam			Sukilumba Airport	26°52′39.0786″N 87°54′18.5538″E
Janakpur	Madhesh Province	Dhanusha	VNJP	JKR	Janakpur Airport	26°42′31″N 085°55′20″E
Jaya Prithvi	Sudurpaschim	Bajhang	VNBG	BJH	Bajhang Airport	29°32′18″N 081°11′02″E
Jitpur Simara	Madhesh Province	Bara	VNSI	SIF	Simara Airport	27°09′34″N 084°58′48″E
Jiri	Bagmati	Dolakha	VNJI	JIR	Jiri Airport	27°37′45″N 086°13′45″E
Jomsom	Gandaki	Mustang	VNJS	JMO	Jomsom Airport	28°46′47″N 083°43′21″E
Kamal Bazar, Achham	Sudurpaschim	Accham			Kamal Bazar Airport	29°03′10″N 081°20′34″E
Kangeldanda	Koshi Province	Solukhumbu	VNKL		Kangeldanda Airport	27°24′39″N 086°38′45″E
Kathmandu	Bagmati	Kathmandu	VNKT	KTM	Tribhuvan International Airport	27°41′47″N 085°21′32″E
Khanidanda, Khotang	Koshi Province	Khotang	VNKD		Man Maya Airport	27°10′52″N 086°46′19″E
Khotehang	Koshi Province	Khotang	VNTH		Thamkharka Airport	27°02′47″N 086°51′29″E
Lamidanda	Koshi Province	Khotang	VNLD	LDN	Lamidanda Airport	27°15′10″N 086°40′17″E
Langtang	Bagmati	Rasuwa	VNLT	LTG	Langtang Airport	28°11′56″N 085°35′11″E
Lukla	Koshi Province	Solukhumbu	VNLK	LUA	Tenzing-Hillary Airport	27°41′16″N 086°43′53″E
Mahendranagar	Sudurpaschim	Kanchanpur	VNMN	XMG	Mahendranagar Airport	28°57′48″N 080°08′53″E
Manang	Gandaki	Manang	VNMA	NGX	Manang Airport	28°38′29″N 084°05′09″E
Manthali	Bagmati	Ramechhap	VNRC	RHP	Ramechhap Airport	27°23′38″N 086°03′41″E
Musikot	Karnali	Western Rukum	VNSL	RUK	Rukum Salle Airport[3]	28°38′15″N 082°26′59″E
Nepalgunj	Lumbini	Banke	VNNG	KEP	Nepalgunj Airport	28°06′13″N 081°40′01″E
Pahada	Karnali	Dolpa	VNMC		Masinechaur Airport	29°03′31″N 082°44′41″E
Palungtar	Gandaki	Gorkha	VNGK	GKH	Palungtar Airport	28°02′15″N 084°27′57″E
Patan, Baitadi	Sudurpaschim	Baitadi	VNBT		Baitadi Airport[4]	29°27′50″N 080°32′58″E
Pokhara	Gandaki	Kaski	VNPR	PKR	Pokhara Airport	28°12′03″N 083°58′55″E
Pokhara	Gandaki	Kaski	VNPK		Pokhara International Airport
Rajbiraj	Madhesh Province	Saptari	VNRB	RJB	Rajbiraj Airport	26°30′30″N 086°44′15″E
Rara National Park	Karnali	Mugu	VNRR		Talcha Airport	29°31′18″N 082°08′49″E
Rolpa	Lumbini	Rolpa	VNRP	RPA	Rolpa Airport	28°16′03″N 082°45′23″E
Rumjatar	Koshi Province	Okhladhunga	VNRT	RUM	Rumjatar Airport	27°18′13″N 086°33′02″E
Sanfebagar	Sudurpaschim	Accham	VNSR	FEB	Sanphebagar Airport	29°14′14″N 081°12′55″E
Siddharthanagar	Lumbini	Rupandehi	VNBW	BWA	Gautam Buddha International Airport	27°30′20″N 083°24′58″E
Simikot	Karnali	Humla	VNST	IMK	Simikot Airport	29°58′16″N 081°49′08″E
Solu Dudhkunda	Koshi Province	Solukhumbu	VNPL	PPL	Phaplu Airport	27°31′05″N 086°35′04″E
Syangboche	Koshi Province	Solukhumbu	VNSB	SYH	Syangboche Airport	27°48′39″N 086°42′45″E
Taplejung	Koshi Province	Taplejung	VNTJ	TPJ	Taplejung Airport	27°21′04″N 087°41′44″E
Tikapur	Sudurpaschim	Kailali	VNTP	TPU	Tikapur Airport	28°31′19″N 081°07′20″E
Tulsipur	Lumbini	Dang	VNDG	DNP	Dang Airport	28°06′40″N 082°17′39″E
Tumlingtar	Koshi Province	Sankhuwasabha	VNTR	TMI	Tumlingtar Airport	27°18′54″N 087°11′36″E

Future airports

City served	District	ICAO	IATA	Airport name	Status
Khiji Chandeshwari	Okhaldhunga	N/A	VNKC	Khiji Chandeshwori Airport[5]	under construction
Nijgadh	Bara	N/A	N/A	Nijgadh International Airport	Proposed airport and under construction
Resunga	Gulmi	N/A	N/A	Gulmi Resunga Airport[6]	Demo flight completed[7]
Triyuga	Udayapur	N/A	N/A	Sagarmatha Airport	under construction
Sandhikharka	Arghakhanchi	N/A	N/A	Arghakhanchi Airport	under construction[8]

Former airports

City served	District	ICAO	IATA	Airport name	Status
Palungtar[9]	Gorkha	~~VNGK~~	~~GKH~~	Gorkha Airport

References

"Rukum Chaurjahari Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
"Doti Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
"Rukum Salle Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
"Baitadi Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
"KHIJI CHANDESHWORI AIRPORT" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
"GULMI (RESUNGA) AIRPORT" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
"Tara Air successfully completes its test flight in Gulmi - myRepublica - The New York Times Partner, Latest news of Nepal in English, Latest News Articles". 8 January 2023. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
"Arghakhanchi airport construction project initiates". Aviation Nepal. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
"Palungtar Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)
Nepal Facts: Airports in Nepal
Nepal Domestic Flight Ticketing
"ICAO Location Indicators by State" (PDF). International Civil Aviation Organization. 12 January 2006.
"UN Location Codes: Nepal". UN/LOCODE 2006-2. UNECE. 30 April 2007. - includes IATA codes
Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Nepal - IATA and ICAO codes
World Aero Data: Nepal - ICAO codes and coordinates
Pilot Friend dot Com & Google Earth used to find misplaced airports and make more accurate airport locations, where there was no Official CAAN location to be found.

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[1] "Rukum Chaurjahari Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[2] "Doti Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[3] "Rukum Salle Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[4] "Baitadi Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

[5] "KHIJI CHANDESHWORI AIRPORT" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[6] "GULMI (RESUNGA) AIRPORT" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

[7] "Tara Air successfully completes its test flight in Gulmi - myRepublica - The New York Times Partner, Latest news of Nepal in English, Latest News Articles". 8 January 2023. Archived from the original on 8 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.

[8] "Arghakhanchi airport construction project initiates". Aviation Nepal. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

[9] "Palungtar Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2019.

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