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Airport in Nepal

Surkhet Airport

IATA:SKH
ICAO:VNSK

Summary

Airport type

Public

Owner

Government of Nepal

Operator

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal

Serves

Birendranagar,Nepal

Hub for

Elevation AMSL

2,402 ft / 732 m

Coordinates

28°35′09″N081°38′09″E / 28.58583°N 81.63583°E /28.58583; 81.63583

Map

Surkhet Airport

Location of airport in Nepal

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
02/20	1,255	4,117	Asphalt

Source:DAFIF^[1]^[2]^[3]

Surkhet Airport (IATA:SKH,ICAO:VNSK), also known asBirendranagar Airport, is adomestic airport located inBirendranagar servingSurkhet District, a district inKarnali Province inNepal. TheCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal considers it an important hub for cargo transport into remote Western areas of Nepal,^[3] however this role is declining due to increasing road connectivity.^[4] Buddha Air has started daily flights to and from Kathmandu since 22 December, 2022 using its ATR-72 aircraft.^[5]^[6]

History

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The airport was established in October 1966,^[3] however major connections toKathmandu were only established with services fromBuddha Air in 2018.^[7] Previously^[when?] this airport was only used byNepalese Army Air Service and local services.^{[citation needed]}

Facilities

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The airport resides at anelevation of 2,400 feet (732 m) abovemean sea level. It has one asphalt runway which is 1,255 metres (4,117 ft) in length.^[3] There are plans to extend the runway.^[8]

Airlines and destinations

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Airlines	Destinations
Buddha Air	Kathmandu^[9]
Guna Airlines	Kathmandu^[10]
Summit Air	Bajura,Chhayanath Rara,Jumla,Simikot^[11]

Accidents and incidents

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17 July 2002 - ASkyline Airways De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-AGF) leftJumla on a flight toSurkhet. Some 18 minutes after take-off and 10 km north of Surkhet, at an altitude of about 6500 feet, the aircraft crashed into trees on the Gargare Danda hill in bad weather. All two crew and two passengers were killed.^[12]^[13]
On 26 May 2010 aTara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter had taken off from Surkhet Airport heading forTalcha Airport inRara National Park, with 18 passengers and 3 crew on board. At 10 am, the aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Surkhet after its cabin door suddenly opened five minutes after take-off. Tara Airlines officials said that the cabin attendant managed to lock the door immediately after it opened.^[14]

References

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^"Airport information for VNSK".World Aero Data. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Data current as of October 2006. Source:DAFIF.
^Airport information for SKH at Great Circle Mapper. Source:DAFIF (effective October 2006).
^^a ^b ^c ^d"Surkhet Airport"(PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved1 July 2020.
^"New roads hit flights at Surkhet Airport". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved1 July 2020.
^"Buddha Air - Buddha Air is one of the leading airlines company in Nepal". 7 December 2022. Archived fromthe original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved10 January 2023.
^"Regular flights operation begins at Surkhet Airport - myRepublica - The New York Times Partner, Latest news of Nepal in English, Latest News Articles". 23 December 2022. Archived fromthe original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved10 January 2023.
^"Flights from Kathmandu to Surkhet KTM - SKH Flights".
^"Plan to extend 300 meters of Surkhet airport runway". Aviation Nepal. 20 May 2019. Retrieved1 July 2020.
^"Buddha Air to resume Surkhet flights". The Himalayan Times. 24 March 2018. Retrieved26 March 2018.
^"Guna Airlines launches flights to Bhairahawa". Guna Airlines. Retrieved6 October 2021.
^"Network-of-Summit-Air". Summit Air. Retrieved1 January 2020.
^Aviation Safety Network retrieved 18 November 2006
^Spotlight Archived 21 November 2008 at theWayback Machine 8 August 2002
^[1]^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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History

Facilities

Airlines and destinations

Accidents and incidents

References

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