Dolpa Airport

Dolpa Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Dolpa District and Thuli Bheri
Location Thuli Bheri, Dolpa, Nepal
Elevation AMSL 8,200 ft / 2,499 m
Coordinates 28°59′09″N 082°49′09″E / 28.98583°N 82.81917°E / 28.98583; 82.81917
Map
Dolpa
Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
15/33 663 2,175 Asphalt (since 2017)
Sources: [1][2]

Dolpa Airport (IATA: DOP, ICAO: VNDP) (sometimes referred to as Juphal Airport)[3] is an airport located in Juphal, Thuli Bheri that serves the whole of Dolpa District,[1] in Karnali Pradesh in Nepal. It is the only airport of the district.[4]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 8,200 feet (2,499 m) above mean sea level.[1] It has one runway designated 15/33 measuring 663 by 30 metres (2,175 ft × 98 ft).[2] The airport was upgraded in 2017, when the gravel runway was turned into a blacktopped runway.[3][5]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Nepal Airlines Nepalgunj[6]
Sita Air Nepalgunj[7]
Summit Air Nepalgunj[8]
Tara Air Nepalgunj[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for Dolpa, Nepal (VNDP / DOP) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. 1 2 Dolpa Airport (VNDP / DOP) Archived August 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. at AirportGuide.com
  3. 1 2 "Juphal airport closed from today for black topping". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dolpa Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Juphal airport begins regular flight; 90% of blacktopping completed". República. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Schedule Effective from 15 May, 2010 to 30 October, 2010". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  7. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Summit Air. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Tara Air. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

See also

List of airports in Nepal

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