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Source : AIP (CAAN)
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) was established as an autonomous body on 31st December 1998 under Civil Aviation Act 1996. CAAN has been set up with the objective of ensuring aviation safe, secure, efficient, regular and environmentally sustainable. It has dual functions: Regulator of civil aviation as well as service provider in the areas of Air Navigation Service and Aerodrome Operations.
Tribhuvan International Airport is the only international aerodrome in the country. Biratnagar, Pokhara, Gautam Buddha Airport, Bhairahawa, and Nepalgunj airports, as the busiest airports, are considered domestic hub airports. Gautam Buddha Airport at Bhairahawa is being upgraded to an international airport expected to be completed in 2021 and in Pokhara a new International airport is being build which was planned to be completed in 2021 as well. 21 Airports are short take-off and landing (STOL) airports with Aerodrome flight Information service (AFIS). 17 Airports mentioned below are STOL airports but are not in operation as of 2020. Airports not-in-use may be re-activated during emergencies after authorization by the Civil Aviation Authority.
(Source: Index to Aerodromes)
Key airport information may also be found at: https://caanepal.gov.np/aerodromes/domestic-airports and https://www.world-airport-codes.com/
For more information on government agency and airport company contact information, please see the following links: 4.1 Government Contact List and 4.5 Airport Companies Contact List.
The following requirements need to be applied, presented and approved before foreign registered aircraft may enter Nepal.
For regular international scheduled flights operated by foreign airlines into or in transit across Nepal, the following requirements must be met:
Operators engaging in rescue and relief flights including ambulance flights, search and rescue and other humanitarian flights shall submit an application for rescue and relief flight permission in the format prescribed by the CAAN. However, due to urgency and humanitarian aspect associated with such rescue and relief flights, the permission shall be issued after the submission of the application as soon as possible. Moreover, acute urgencies may render it impossible to submit written application before operating such flights. In such condition, verbal request together with the flight details for rescue and relief flight permission shall be accepted. The application shall be submitted along with the documents enlisted in APPENDIX C for International Flight and APPENDIX F for Domestic Flight as soon as practicable. (Format of the application form has been attached in this manual in APPENDIX D for International flight and APPENDIX E for Domestic Flight) Ref: CAAN, Procedure Manual for Flight Permission
In case of ambulance flights, the name and address of the patient and the doctor/s shall also be submitted along with the documents as mentioned in the Appendix. Depending upon the situation, any designated official of CAAN may grant permission for such type of flight verbally. The report of such permission shall be submitted to the concerned unit of CAAN as soon as possible. The Director General of CAAN shall, in approving such flights, assign a Flight Permission Number (FPN) which should be quoted by the operator / flight crew as and when necessary.