Lamidanda Airport

Lamidanda Airport

लामिडाँडा बिमानस्थल
Lamidanda Airport; लामिडाँडा बिमानस्थल
	IATA: LDN; ICAO: VNLD;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Nepal
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Serves	Lamidanda, Nepal
Elevation AMSL	4,100 ft / 1,250 m
Coordinates	27°15′11″N 086°40′12″E / 27.25306°N 86.67000°E
Map
	Lamidanda Airport Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
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Lamidanda Airport (IATA: LDN, ICAO: VNLD) is a domestic airport located in Lamidanda,^[1] Rawabesi serving Khotang District, a district in Province No. 1 in Nepal. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, it is the gateway to the Halesi-Maratika Caves.^[2]

Facilities[]

The airport is at an elevation of 4,100 feet (1,250 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 518 metres (1,699 ft) in length.^[1]

Airlines	Destinations
Nepal Airlines	Kathmandu^[3]
Tara Air	Kathmandu^[4]

On 15 December 2010, a Tara Air flight operated by DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed into a mountain shortly after departure. The aircraft was operating a chartered passenger flight to Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. All 19 passengers and crew were killed.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c Airport information for Lamidanda, Nepal (VNLD / LDN) at Great Circle Mapper.
^ ^a ^b "Lamidanda Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ "DOMESTIC SUMMER SCHEDULE". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
^ http://www.taraair.com/
^ Hradecky, Simon (15 December 2010). "Crash: Tara Air DHC6 near Okhaldhunga on Dec 15th 2010, aircraft impacted mountain". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 16 December 2010.