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. A fourth International Airport i.e. Nijgadh International Airport is in the final phase of planning and its construction will start soon.

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 / 28.21278°N 83.66639°E / 28.21278; 83.66639 (Baglung Airport)
Bajura	Sudurpaschim	Bajura	VNBR	BJU	Bajura Airport	29°30′10″N 081°40′10″E / 29.50278°N 81.66944°E / 29.50278; 81.66944 (Bajura Airport)
Bhadrapur	Province No. 1	Jhapa	VNCG	BDP	Bhadrapur Airport	26°34′14″N 088°04′45″E / 26.57056°N 88.07917°E / 26.57056; 88.07917 (Bhadrapur Airport)
Bharatpur	Bagmati	Chitwan	VNBP	BHR	Bharatpur Airport	27°40′41″N 084°25′46″E / 27.67806°N 84.42944°E / 27.67806; 84.42944 (Bharatpur Airport)
			VNMG	MEY	Meghauli Airport	27°34′37″N 084°13′42″E / 27.57694°N 84.22833°E / 27.57694; 84.22833 (Meghauli Airport)
Bhojpur	Province No. 1	Bhojpur	VNBJ	BHP	Bhojpur Airport	27°08′51″N 087°03′03″E / 27.14750°N 87.05083°E / 27.14750; 87.05083 (Bhojpur Airport)
Biratnagar	Province No. 1	Morang	VNVT	BIR	Biratnagar Airport	26°28′53″N 087°15′50″E / 26.48139°N 87.26389°E / 26.48139; 87.26389 (Biratnagar Airport)
Birendranagar	Karnali	Surkhet	VNSK	SKH	Surkhet Airport	28°35′09″N 081°38′07″E / 28.58583°N 81.63528°E / 28.58583; 81.63528 (Surkhet Airport)
Bowang	Gandaki	Baglung	VNDR		Dhorpatan Airport	28°31′00″N 083°02′00″E / 28.51667°N 83.03333°E / 28.51667; 83.03333 (Dhorpatan Airport)
Chandannath	Karnali	Jumla	VNJL	JUM	Jumla Airport	29°16′26″N 082°11′23″E / 29.27389°N 82.18972°E / 29.27389; 82.18972 (Jumla Airport)
Chaurjahari	Karnali	Western Rukum	VNCJ	HRJ	Rukum Chaurjahari Airport^[1]	28°37′38″N 082°11′39″E / 28.62722°N 82.19417°E / 28.62722; 82.19417 (Rukumkot Chaurjahari Airport)
Dhangadhi	Sudurpaschim	Kailali	VNDH	DHI	Dhangadhi Airport	28°45′12″N 080°34′55″E / 28.75333°N 80.58194°E / 28.75333; 80.58194 (Dhangadhi Airport)
Dolpa	Karnali	Dolpa	VNDP	DOP	Dolpa Airport	28°59′09″N 082°49′09″E / 28.98583°N 82.81917°E / 28.98583; 82.81917 (Dolpa Airport)
Dipayal Silgadhi	Sudurpaschim	Doti	VNDT	SIH	Doti Airport^[2]	29°15′47″N 080°56′10″E / 29.26306°N 80.93611°E / 29.26306; 80.93611 (Silgadhi Airport)
Gokuleshwor, Darchula	Sudurpaschim	Darchula	VNDL		Darchula Airport	29°40′09″N 080°32′54″E / 29.66917°N 80.54833°E / 29.66917; 80.54833 (Darchula Airport)
Ilam	Province No. 1	Ilam			Sukilumba Airport	26°52′39.0786″N 87°54′18.5538″E / 26.877521833°N 87.905153833°E / 26.877521833; 87.905153833 (Sukilumba Airport)
Janakpur	Province No. 2	Dhanusha	VNJP	JKR	Janakpur Airport	26°42′31″N 085°55′20″E / 26.70861°N 85.92222°E / 26.70861; 85.92222 (Janakpur Airport)
Jaya Prithvi	Sudurpaschim	Bajhang	VNBG	BJH	Bajhang Airport	29°32′18″N 081°11′02″E / 29.53833°N 81.18389°E / 29.53833; 81.18389 (Bajhang Airport)
Jitpur Simara	Province No. 2	Bara	VNSI	SIF	Simara Airport	27°09′34″N 084°58′48″E / 27.15944°N 84.98000°E / 27.15944; 84.98000 (Simara Airport)
Jiri	Bagmati	Dolakha	VNJI	JIR	Jiri Airport	27°37′45″N 086°13′45″E / 27.62917°N 86.22917°E / 27.62917; 86.22917 (Jiri Airport)
Jomsom	Gandaki	Mustang	VNJS	JMO	Jomsom Airport	28°46′47″N 083°43′21″E / 28.77972°N 83.72250°E / 28.77972; 83.72250 (Jomsom Airport)
Kamal Bazar, Achham	Sudurpaschim	Accham			Kamal Bazar Airport	29°03′10″N 081°20′34″E / 29.05278°N 81.34278°E / 29.05278; 81.34278 (Kamal Bazar Airport)
Kangeldanda	Province No. 1	Solukhumbu	VNKL		Kangeldanda Airport	27°24′39″N 086°38′45″E / 27.41083°N 86.64583°E / 27.41083; 86.64583 (Kangeldanda Airport)
Kathmandu	Bagmati	Kathmandu	VNKT	KTM	Tribhuvan International Airport	27°41′47″N 085°21′32″E / 27.69639°N 85.35889°E / 27.69639; 85.35889 (Tribhuvan International Airport)
Khanidanda, Khotang	Province No. 1	Khotang	VNKD		Man Maya Airport	27°10′52″N 086°46′19″E / 27.18111°N 86.77194°E / 27.18111; 86.77194 (Khanidanda Airport)
Khotehang	Province No. 1	Khotang	VNTH		Thamkharka Airport	27°02′47″N 086°51′29″E / 27.04639°N 86.85806°E / 27.04639; 86.85806 (Thamkharka Airport)
Lamidanda	Province No. 1	Khotang	VNLD	LDN	Lamidanda Airport	27°15′10″N 086°40′17″E / 27.25278°N 86.67139°E / 27.25278; 86.67139 (Lamidanda Airport)
Langtang	Bagmati	Rasuwa	VNLT	LTG	Langtang Airport	28°11′56″N 085°35′11″E / 28.19889°N 85.58639°E / 28.19889; 85.58639 (Langtang Airport)
Lukla	Province No. 1	Solukhumbu	VNLK	LUA	Tenzing-Hillary Airport	27°41′16″N 086°43′53″E / 27.68778°N 86.73139°E / 27.68778; 86.73139 (Tenzing-Hillary Airport)
Mahendranagar	Sudurpaschim	Kanchanpur	VNMN	XMG	Mahendranagar Airport	28°57′48″N 080°08′53″E / 28.96333°N 80.14806°E / 28.96333; 80.14806 (Mahendranagar Airport)
Manang	Gandaki	Manang	VNMA	NGX	Manang Airport	28°38′29″N 084°05′09″E / 28.64139°N 84.08583°E / 28.64139; 84.08583 (Manang Airport)
Manthali	Bagmati	Ramechhap	VNRC	RHP	Ramechhap Airport	27°23′38″N 086°03′41″E / 27.39389°N 86.06139°E / 27.39389; 86.06139 (Ramechhap Airport)
Musikot	Karnali	Western Rukum	VNSL	RUK	Rukum Salle Airport^[3]	28°38′15″N 082°26′59″E / 28.63750°N 82.44972°E / 28.63750; 82.44972 (Rukumkot Airport)
Nepalgunj	Lumbini	Banke	VNNG	KEP	Nepalgunj Airport	28°06′13″N 081°40′01″E / 28.10361°N 81.66694°E / 28.10361; 81.66694 (Nepalgunj Airport)
Pahada	Karnali	Dolpa	VNMC		Masinechaur Airport	29°03′31″N 082°44′41″E / 29.05861°N 82.74472°E / 29.05861; 82.74472 (Masinechaur Airport)
Palungtar	Gandaki	Gorkha	VNGK	GKH	Palungtar Airport	28°02′15″N 084°27′57″E / 28.03750°N 84.46583°E / 28.03750; 84.46583 (Palungtar Airport)
Patan, Baitadi	Sudurpaschim	Baitadi	VNBT		Baitadi Airport^[4]	29°27′50″N 080°32′58″E / 29.46389°N 80.54944°E / 29.46389; 80.54944 (Patan Airport)
Pokhara	Gandaki	Kaski	VNPR	PKR	Pokhara Airport	28°12′03″N 083°58′55″E / 28.20083°N 83.98194°E / 28.20083; 83.98194 (Pokhara Airport)
			VNPK		Pokhara International Airport
Rajbiraj	Province No. 2	Saptari	VNRB	RJB	Rajbiraj Airport	26°30′30″N 086°44′15″E / 26.50833°N 86.73750°E / 26.50833; 86.73750 (Rajbiraj Airport)
Rara National Park	Karnali	Mugu	VNRR		Talcha Airport	29°31′18″N 082°08′49″E / 29.52167°N 82.14694°E / 29.52167; 82.14694 (Talcha Airport)
Rolpa	Lumbini	Rolpa	VNRP	RPA	Rolpa Airport	28°16′03″N 082°45′23″E / 28.26750°N 82.75639°E / 28.26750; 82.75639 (Rolpa Airport)
Rumjatar	Province No. 1	Okhladhunga	VNRT	RUM	Rumjatar Airport	27°18′13″N 086°33′02″E / 27.30361°N 86.55056°E / 27.30361; 86.55056 (Rumjatar Airport)
Sanfebagar	Sudurpaschim	Accham	VNSR	FEB	Sanphebagar Airport	29°14′14″N 081°12′55″E / 29.23722°N 81.21528°E / 29.23722; 81.21528 (Sanfebagar Airport)
Siddharthanagar	Lumbini	Rupandehi	VNBW	BWA	Gautam Buddha International Airport	27°30′20″N 083°24′58″E / 27.50556°N 83.41611°E / 27.50556; 83.41611 (Gautam Buddha International Airport)
Simikot	Karnali	Humla	VNST	IMK	Simikot Airport	29°58′16″N 081°49′08″E / 29.97111°N 81.81889°E / 29.97111; 81.81889 (Simikot Airport)
Solu Dudhkunda	Province No. 1	Solukhumbu	VNPL	PPL	Phaplu Airport	27°31′05″N 086°35′04″E / 27.51806°N 86.58444°E / 27.51806; 86.58444 (Phaplu Airport)
Syangboche	Province No. 1	Solukhumbu	VNSB	SYH	Syangboche Airport	27°48′39″N 086°42′45″E / 27.81083°N 86.71250°E / 27.81083; 86.71250 (Syangboche Airport)
Taplejung	Province No. 1	Taplejung	VNTJ	TPJ	Taplejung Airport	27°21′04″N 087°41′44″E / 27.35111°N 87.69556°E / 27.35111; 87.69556 (Suketar Airport)
Tikapur	Sudurpaschim	Kailali	VNTP	TPU	Tikapur Airport	28°31′19″N 081°07′20″E / 28.52194°N 81.12222°E / 28.52194; 81.12222 (Tikapur Airport)
Tulsipur	Lumbini	Dang	VNDG	DNP	Dang Airport	28°06′40″N 082°17′39″E / 28.11111°N 82.29417°E / 28.11111; 82.29417 (Dang Airport)
Tumlingtar	Province No. 1	Sankhuwasabha	VNTR	TMI	Tumlingtar Airport	27°18′54″N 087°11′36″E / 27.31500°N 87.19333°E / 27.31500; 87.19333 (Tumlingtar Airport)

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

See Also

Map all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as: KML

• Transport in Nepal
• List of airports by ICAO code: V#VN - Nepal
• Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Asia#Nepal
• regional aviation chart

References

1. (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. . web.archive.org. 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.

• 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.