Bharatpur Airport

Bharatpur Airport

भरतपुर विमानस्थल
Bharatpur Airport; भरतपुर विमानस्थल
	IATA: BHR; ICAO: VNBP;
Summary
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″N 84°25′46″E / 27.67806°N 84.42944°ECoordinates: 27°40′41″N 84°25′46″E / 27.67806°N 84.42944°E
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	Bharatpur Airport Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
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Bharatpur Airport (Nepali: भरतपुर विमानस्थल) (IATA: BHR, ICAO: VNBP) s a domestic airport located in Bharatpur serving Chitwan District, a district in Bagmati Province in Nepal. The airport is one of two airports in the vicinity of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, the other one being Meghauli Airport. It is the country's 4th busiest airport,^{[citation needed]} as it is the main tourist gateway to Chitwan National Park, and is growing fast in terms of aircraft and passenger traffic.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

This airport was built as part of the resettlement and malaria control program in the Chitwan Valley, with the assistance of the Government of the United States of America.^{[citation needed]} The airport was built in 1958 and 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. A proposal for further expansion to provide additional services and expand land coverage was passed in 2019.^[5]

Facilities[]

The airport resides at an elevation of 600 feet (183 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway, which measures 1,158 by 30 metres (3,799 ft × 98 ft).^[2]

Airlines and destinations[]

Airlines	Destinations	Refs.
Buddha Air	Bhairahawa, Kathmandu, Pokhara	^[6]
Yeti Airlines	Kathmandu	^[7]

Incidents and accidents[]

31 July 1993 – An Everest Air flight operated on a Dornier 228-101, on a flight from Kathmandu to Bharatpur, struck a mountain and crashed while approaching Bharatpur. All 3 crew and 16 passengers were killed.^[8]

References[]

^ "Bharatpur Airport". Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Airport information for Bharatpur, Nepal (VNBP / BHR) at Great Circle Mapper.
^ "Bharatpur Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
^ "Barriers on the way of improvement of Bharatpur Airport". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
^ "Government to expedite expansion and upgradation of Bharatpur Airport". Retrieved 19 August 2020.
^ "Buddha Air Flight Routes". Buddha Air. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
^ "Bharatpur". Yeti Airlines. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 November 2006

External links[]

Accident history for BHR / VNBP at Aviation Safety Network

[CAAN-1] "Bharatpur Airport". Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007.

[GCM-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Airport information for Bharatpur, Nepal (VNBP / BHR) at Great Circle Mapper.

[3] "Bharatpur Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 February 2019.

[4] "Barriers on the way of improvement of Bharatpur Airport". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

[5] "Government to expedite expansion and upgradation of Bharatpur Airport". Retrieved 19 August 2020.

[6] "Buddha Air Flight Routes". Buddha Air. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

[7] "Bharatpur". Yeti Airlines. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[8] Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 November 2006

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