Biratnagar Airport विराटनगर विमानस्थल | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Biratnagar,Nepal | ||||||||||
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| Elevation AMSL | 236 ft / 72 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°28′53″N87°15′50″E / 26.48139°N 87.26389°E /26.48139; 87.26389 | ||||||||||
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Biratnagar Airport (Nepali:विराटनगर विमानस्थल,IATA:BIR,ICAO:VNVT) is adomestic airport located inBiratnagar servingMorang District,Koshi Province,Nepal.[1] Biratnagar Airport is thethird busiest airport in Nepal afterKathmandu andPokhara.[3] There are plans to upgrade the airport to serve international flights very soon.[4]
Biratnagar Airport commenced operations on 6 July 1958.[5]
On 15 August 2017, during theAugust 2017 Nepal and India floods the runway of Biratnagar Airport was flooded, along with other parts of India and Nepal, and the airport was forced to suspend its operations.[6]
In 2019, theCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal decided to upgrade the Biratnagar Airport to an international level, which includes lengthening the runway.[7] In 2022, locals demonstrated, as they still were not compensated for the land that the Government was purchasing to expand the airport area.[8]
The airport is located at an elevation of 236 feet (72 m) above mean sea level. It has onerunway designated 09/27 with anasphalt surface measuring 1,505 by 30 metres (4,938 ft × 98 ft).[1] The airport is one of the few airports in Nepal that has its ownaviation fuel depot on site, enabling aircraft to refuel here during turnover periods.[9]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Buddha Air | Kathmandu,Pokhara–International,[10]Tumlingtar |
| Saurya Airlines | Kathmandu,Siddharthanagar[11] |
| Shree Airlines | Kathmandu |
| Yeti Airlines | Kathmandu[12] |
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