Bharatpur Airport भरतपुर विमानस्थल | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bharatpur, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 600 ft / 183 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°40′41″N84°25′46″E / 27.67806°N 84.42944°E /27.67806; 84.42944 | ||||||||||
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Bharatpur Airport (Nepali:भरतपुर विमानस्थल) (IATA:BHR,ICAO:VNBP) is adomestic airport located inBharatpur servingChitwan District, a district inBagmati Province inNepal. The airport is one of two airports in the vicinity of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, the other beingMeghauli Airport. It serves as the main tourist gateway toChitwan National Park.
This airport was built in 1958 as part of the resettlement andmalaria control program in theChitwan Valley, with the assistance of theGovernment of the United States of America.[citation needed] The first passenger flight landed at the airport on 5 March 1965.[3] From 1981 to 1985, the airport was shut down due political instabilities in Southern Nepal.[4]In 2005, a new terminal was built and the 1158-metre runway was paved to enable medium-sized aircraft.[citation needed]
A proposal for further expansion to provide additional services and expand land coverage was passed in 2019.[5] In 2023, the foundation stone for a new terminal building was laid byPrime MinisterPushpa Dahal.[6]
The airport resides at an elevation of 600 feet (183 m) abovemean sea level. It has onerunway, which measures 1,158 by 30 metres (3,799 ft × 98 ft).[2]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Buddha Air | Kathmandu,Pokhara–International,Siddharthanagar[7] |
| Guna Airlines | Kathmandu,[8]Pokhara[9] |
