Talcha Airport

Talcha Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Serves Rara National Park, Nepal
Coordinates 29°31′20″N 082°08′49″E / 29.52222°N 82.14694°E / 29.52222; 82.14694
Map
Talcha
Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
Gravel
Source:[1][2]

Talcha Airport (ICAO: VNRR) is an airport in Rara National Park in the Mugu District of Nepal.[3] The airport was constructed in 1975 but was only blacktopped in 2015.[4]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Nepal Airlines Nepalgunj[5]
Sita Air Nepalgunj[6]
Summit Air Nepalgunj[7]
Tara Air Nepalgunj[8]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 26 May 2010, a Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter took off from Birendranagar Airport in Surkhet, heading for Talcha Airport in Rara, with 18 passengers and 3 crew on board. At 10 am, the aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Birendranagar Airport, after its cabin door suddenly opened five minutes after take-off. Tara Air officials said that the cabin attendant managed to lock the door immediately after it opened, to avert any possible mishaps.[9]
  • On 21 November 2011, a Makalu Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan took off from Surkhet Airport, en route to Talcha Airport. Upon touchdown at Talcha, the aircraft skidded off the runway and hit a rock, damaging the front of the aircraft—four of the 11 occupants were injured.[2][10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Raaika Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd". Raaikatours.com. 2003-08-16. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  2. 1 2 "ASN Aircraft accident 21-NOV-2011 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 9N-AJM". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  3. ↑ "Talcha airport Mugu district". Nepal-pictures.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  4. ↑ "Talcha Airport: Dangerous yet astonishing". República. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Domestic Schedule". Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Summit Air. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Tara Air – Biggest Airline in Nepalese Mountains - Helping Develop the Rural Nepal". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Nepalnews.com, accessed December 6, 2010
  10. ↑ "Makalu aircraft crash-lands in Mugu airport; no casualties". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2012-03-31.


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