Airport Overview
Aerial view of Surkhet Airport with surrounding habitation of Birendranagar
Surkhet Airport is situated at Birendranagar Municipality of Surkhet District, Karnali Province. It is one of the hub airports of mid-Western Nepal and serves most of the remote sectors of the western part of the country – Jumla, Humla, Kalikot, Mugu, and Dolpa, Bajhang, Bajura and Rukum (although infrequent). Surkhet Airport serves mainly as transport for cargo rather than passengers to the Karnali and Sudurpaschim Provinces. This airport is strategically important for the transportation of food grains, clothes, medicines, iodine-mixed salt, construction materials, office goods, school materials like books and stationeries as well as other commercial goods. There are scheduled passenger flights from Kathmandu to Surkhet daily.
Expansion of the runway is limited due to the hilly landscape. The approach is only from one side South to North 20 degrees. Aircrafts bigger than the ATR 42 have not yet attempted landing at Surkhet airport. Aircraft models such as B190, D228, DHC6, L410, Y12, C208 are the appropriate types of aircraft for this airport.23 personnel of the Nepal Armed Police division have been appointed for airport security. The Airport has no dedicated landing zones for helicopters. The control tower is well capacitated to oversee a 5 mile radius centred at the Airport Reference Point (ARP).
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Airport Location and Contact |
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Country |
Nepal |
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Province or District |
Karnali Province/ Surkhet |
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Nearest Town or
City |
2.5 KM east from Birendranagar City |
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Airport’s Complete Name |
Surkhet Civil Aviation Office |
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Latitude |
28°35’09.6” N |
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Longitude |
81°38’06.0” E |
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Elevation (ft and m) |
2278 ft (694.4m) |
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IATA Code |
SKH |
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ICAO Code |
VNSK |
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Managing Company or Airport Authority |
Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, Surkhet Civil Aviation Office, Surkhet Civil Aviation Office, Surkhet Tel 977 083 520202 AFS VNSKZTZX |
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Management Contact Person |
Dinesh Shrestha (Senior Officer) Shresthadinesh36@gmail.com, 9841694374 |
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NGO and/or UN Presence at Airport? |
No |
Runway
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Runway #1 |
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Runway Dimensions |
1255 m x 30 m |
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Runway Orientation |
02 - 15°33’26” 20 - 195°33’26” |
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Runway Surface |
Asphalt Concrete |
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Runway Condition |
Good, Overlay work is planned |
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Airport Infrastructure Details
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Infrastructure |
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Passenger / Cargo Security Screening |
Walk-through X-Ray, Handheld Metal Detector, CCTV Surveillance |
Runway Lighting |
PAPI |
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Refueling Capacity |
During the period of flight operation / 60KL |
Ground Handling Services |
Yes with Local airlines Operator |
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Air Traffic Control |
Yes |
Fire Fighting Equipment |
Ultra High Pressurize System (UHPS) Fire Vehicle and orPortable type fire extinguisher available |
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Weather Information |
Associated MET Office, After-hours Met Office Service |
Aircraft Parking Space |
Concrete apron in 13,389.12 m2 has space for 4 small aircraft but no hangar space |
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Navigation Aids |
VOR |
Perimeter Fencing |
Yes |
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Windsock |
Yes |
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Fuel Services Charges
The airport takes support from Nepal Oil
Corporation (NOC) for the
provision of Jet fuel for the
aircraft. NOC maintains the
reserve of 60 kilo litres at its
office premise.
NOC strictly adheres
to the quality it has set for the Air Fuel and the
price per litre is
as set by the
NOC.
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Price per Litre USD - $ |
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Jet A-1 |
94.50 (Duty Paid) * |
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Avgas |
No |
*As of May 17, 2019
