Sagarmatha Airport

Sagarmatha Airport is an airport under construction in Province No. 1 of Nepal. The proposal is to build an airport in Jogidaha, Gaighat in Udayapur District. The proposed airport was scheduled to be completed within three years and set to open in December 2022.[1][2] The runway is planned to be 60m x 2000 m.[3]

Sagarmatha Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment Of Nepal
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)
Coordinates26.7495170°N 86.7643292°E / 26.7495170; 86.7643292
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Sagarmatha Airport is located in Nepal
Sagarmatha Airport
Sagarmatha Airport
Location within Nepal

Development
A signboard at Sagarmatha Airport construction area written in Nepali: Sagarmatha Airport construction area

The concept of constructing an airport in Udayapur District was first developed in 1974, however was not developed on until 2019.[4]

13,637 trees in the area would have to been cut down, as Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has allocated Rs 6.5 million for the construction of the airport in the current fiscal year.[5]

70% of the trees in the area has been cut until November 2022.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Construction of Sagarmatha Airport to begin soon". Himalayan Times. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. "Triyuga Municipality proposes river land for Sagarmatha Airport". República. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. "Sagarmatha Airport (CAPA center for aviation)". Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. "Udayapur revives airport plan". República. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  5. "About 14,000 trees being cut down for sagarmatha Airport". Tourism Mail. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
  6. "70 per cent trees cut down for construction of Sagarmatha Domestic Airport". The Rising Nepal. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.

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