Sanphebagar Airport

Sanphebagar Airport (IATA: FEB, ICAO: VNSR) is an airport in Sanphebagar in Achham District in Sudurpashchim Pradesh in Western Nepal. In February 2002, the terminal building was destroyed in a Maoist attack. It was restored and upgraded and reopened for operations in 2018.[5][6]

Sanphebagar Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
ServesSanphebagar, Nepal
Elevation AMSL1,955 ft / 596 m
Coordinates29°14′0″N 081°13′0″E
Map
Sanfebagar
Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
2/20 530 1,739 Asphalt[1]
Source:[2][3][4]

History

In 1967, the Airport was first constructed only having a Grass/Clay runway. It came into operation in 1975. However, flights have been halted after a Maoist attack, which destroys the airport's Control tower in 2001.[7] The airport reopened in 2018.[6]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 250 feet (76 m) above mean sea level. Since the renovation of the airport in 2018, the airport has one asphalt runway which is 530 metres (1,739 ft) in length.[4]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Nepal Airlines Nepalgunj[8]
Summit Air Dhangadhi[1][9]

References
  1. "Achham-Dhangadi flight initiated". Aviation Nepal. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  2. "Sanfebagar Airport (FEB) Details - Nepal". World-airport-codes.com. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
  3. "VNSR — Sanfebagar Airport". SkyVector.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. "Sanfebagar Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  5. "Sanfebagar airfield to reopen". Nepali Times. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  6. "Summit Air successfully conducts test flight at Sanfebagar Airport". Aviation Nepal. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. "Test flight successful at Sanfebagar airport". The Himalayan Times. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  8. "Domestic Schedule". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  9. "Flight Schedule". Summit Air. Retrieved 1 August 2018.



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