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Aerial view of Pokhara Domestic Airport

Airport Overview

Pokhara Airport is a regional airport in Pokhara, provincial capital of Gandaki Province. It is in proximity of the metropolitan city of Pokhara. In 2019, the airport handled 39,920 flights to and from the airport carried 720,714 passengers and 174,265 kgs of cargo. It is the second busiest airport after Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) and caters 50 % of the annual tourist flow in Nepal. It can handle twin engine turbo-prop aircraft types such as: ATR72, ATR42, JS41, B190, D228, DHC6, L410, Y12.

Almost all domestic airlines in Nepal have flights to and from Pokhara to Kathmandu. Buddha Air flies also from Pokhara to Bhairahawa, Bharatpur and Biratnagar. Yeti airline adds service to Bhairahawa and Bharatpur. Sita Air adds service to Jomsom. Summit air and Tara air only fly to and back from Jomsom from the airport. The apron of the airport is relatively small and can only handle eight propeller planes at a time. Pokhara Airport is a diversion airport for the country's main airport in Kathmandu in times of inaccessibility, for example due to fog.

Aerodrome Administration operation hours are as follows:

  1. Sundays to Thursdays: 10:00 -17:00 LT (summer), 10:00-1600 LT (winter)
  2. Fridays: 10:00-1500 LT

Air Traffic Service operational hours all year-round are as follows:

  1. From 16 Feb - 15 Nov (0015 - 1300) UTC
  2. From 16 Nov - 15 Feb (0045 - 1215) UTC

A new International airport is being constructed in Pokhara, 3km South-East from the current airport (at 28°11'05.3"N 84°00'48.3"E) which is planned to be completed in 2021.


Airport Location and Contact

Country

Nepal

Province or District

Gandaki Province/ Kaski

Nearest Town or City
with Distance from Airport

2 Km away from the main city

Airport’s Complete Name

Pokhara National Airport

Latitude

28.20083

Longitude

83.98194

Elevation (ft and m)

2696 ft (822 m)

IATA Code

PKR

ICAO Code

VNPK

Managing Company or Airport Authority

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal,

Pokhara Civil Aviation Office,

Pokhara, Kaski

Tel- 977-061-465725, 535725

Fax - 977-061-465725

AFS – VNPKYDYX

Email: pokhara_cao@caanepal.gov.np

Management Contact Person

N/A

NGO and/or UN Presence at Airport?

None

Runway

Runway #1

Runway Dimensions

1447 x 30 m

Runway Orientation

04-

22-

Runway Surface

Asphalt Concrete

Runway Condition

Good, operational

 

Airport Infrastructure Details

Infrastructure

Passenger / Cargo Security Screening

X-Ray: Hold Baggage, Hand Baggage

Metal Detector: Walk Through, Handheld, CCTV, UHF, FIDS

Runway Lighting

NIL

Refuelling Capacity

JET A-1, during period of flight operation

Ground Handling Services

Available with local airlines operator

Air Traffic Control

Controlled Class C Airspace, VFR

Fire Fighting Equipment

Category V rescue equipment

Weather Information

Hourly METAR during Operations hours

Aircraft Parking Space

15844.14 sqm of Concrete Apron, 5 ATR42, 2 Helicopters

Navigation Aids

DME

Perimeter Fencing

Yes

Windsock

N/A

 


Fuel Services Charges

The airport takes support from Nepal Oil Corporation for the provision of Jet fuel for the aircraft. NOC maintains the reserve of 60 kilolitres at its office premise.


Price per Litre USD - $

Jet A-1

0.55 / ltr (Duty Paid) *

Avgas

No

*As of 3 September 2020

*Exchange rate 1 USD: 117.80 NPR





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