Biratnagar Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Nepal Government | ||||||||||
| Serves | Biratnagar, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 236 ft / 72 m | ||||||||||
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Biratnagar Airport (IATA: BIR, ICAO: VNVT) is an airport serving Biratnagar,[1] a city of the Morang District in Province No. 1 in Nepal.
Facilities
Owned and operated by the Government of Nepal, Biratnagar Airport commenced operations on 6 July 1958.[3] The airport is located at an elevation of 236 feet (72 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,505 by 30 metres (4,938 ft × 98 ft).[1]
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The airport is capable of handling aircraft from the Nepalese Army Air Service. Nepal government has approved to make it the largest international airport in Nepal.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Buddha Air | Kathmandu[4] |
| Gorkha Airlines | Tumlingtar[5] |
| Nepal Airlines | Bhojpur, Lamidanda, Taplejung, Thamkharka, Tumlingtar[6] |
| Sita Air | Kathmandu[7] |
| Yeti Airlines | Kathmandu[8] |
References
- ^ a b c Airport information for VNVT from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ Airport information for Biratnagar, Nepal (VNVT / BIR) at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
- ^ http://caanepal.org.np/beta/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64&Itemid=74 [dead link]
- ^ "Flight schedule". Buddha Air. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Destinations". Gorkha Airlines. Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Schedule Effective from 15 May 2010 to 30 October 2010". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ "Destinations". Sita Air. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Scheduled flights". Yeti Airlines. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
