Palungtar Airport
Palungtar Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Palungtar and Gorkha, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,467 ft / 447 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°02′20″N 84°27′57″E / 28.03889°N 84.46583°E | ||||||||||
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  GKH Location of airport in Nepal | |||||||||||
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Palungtar Airport (IATA: GKH, ICAO: VNGK) also known as Gorkha Airport, was an airport serving the municipalities Palungtar and Gorkha of Gorkha District in the Southern region of Gandaki Province of Nepal.
History
[edit]The airport was originally opened in October 1960.[2] It is currently out of operation, for which the District of Gorkha has no active airport as of 2018. It used to serve as a main tourist gateway to the former royal city of Gorkha and its palaces, but lost importance after the area received road connectivity, namely Prithivi Highway.[3] Despite being out of operation, the airport served as a major landing site for helicopters distributing relief material after the Gorkha earthquake in 2015.[3]
Facilities
[edit]The airport resides at an elevation of 1,467 feet (447 m) above mean sea level. It had one grass/clay runway which is 1,067 metres (3,501 ft) in length.[2]
Former airlines and destinations
[edit]Until 1979, Nepal Airlines operated several routes from the airport.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Airport information for Palungtar, Nepal (VNGK) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ a b c "Rukum Salle Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ a b "Palungtar Airport in Gorkha in dreadful condition without any maintenance". Aviation Nepal. 10 November 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Airports". Aviation Nepal. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
