Chaurjahari Airport

Rukum Chaurjahari Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Serves Chaurjahari, Nepal
Elevation AMSL 2,460 ft / 762 m
Coordinates 28°37′38″N 082°11′39″E / 28.62722°N 82.19417°E / 28.62722; 82.19417
Map
RUK
Location of the airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
03/21 600 1,969 Asphalt
Source:[1][2]

Rukum Chaurjahari Airport (IATA: RUK, ICAO: VNCJ) is an airport serving Chaurjahari,[1] a municipality located in Western Rukum District of Karnali province of Nepal. The airport was renovated and the runway blacktopped in 2014 after previously only having a grass/clay runway.[3]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 2,460 feet (750 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 600 metres (1,969 ft) in length.[1]

Airlines and destinations

Currently, there are no scheduled services to and from Chaurjahari Airport. Previously Nepal Airlines operated routes to Nepalgunj and Dhangadhi. These have been shifted to Rukum Salle Airport, the second airport in Rukum District.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for Rukumkot, Nepal (VNCJ / RUK) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ↑ "Rukum Chaurjahari Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Renovated Salle Airport awaits regular flights". República. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Chaurjahari airport of Rukum remains out of operation". Aviation Nepal. 22 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
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