Phaplu Airport विमानस्थल फाप्लु | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Solu Dudhkunda andSolukhumbu District,Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7,918 ft / 2,413 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°31′05″N086°35′04″E / 27.51806°N 86.58444°E /27.51806; 86.58444 | ||||||||||
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  PPL Location of airport in Nepal | |||||||||||
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Phaplu Airport (Nepali:विमानस्थल फाप्लु,IATA:PPL,ICAO:VNPL) is adomestic airport located inPhaplu,Solududhkunda[1] servingSolukhumbu District, a district inKoshi Province inNepal.[3]
The airport was opened in October 1976[2] and later[when?] broadened bySir Edmund Hillary to accommodateDHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft.[4] The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal shut down the airport in 2013 in order to pave the runway.[5] The airport reopened one year later with a full blacktopped runway.[3]
The airport resides at anelevation of 7,918 feet (2,413 m) abovemean sea level. It has onerunway which is 671 metres (2,201 ft) in length.[1]
As the airport lies within the approach ofLukla Airport, flights en route to Lukla often get diverted to Phaplu Airport.[6]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Nepal Airlines | Kathmandu[7] |
| Sita Air | Charter:Kathmandu[8] |
| Summit Air | Kathmandu[9] |
| Tara Air | Kathmandu[10] Charter:Lukla |
