Phaplu Airport (Nepali: विमानस्थल फाप्लु, IATA: PPL, ICAO: VNPL) is a domestic airport located in Phaplu, Solududhkunda[1] serving Solukhumbu District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal.[3]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Solu Dudhkunda and Solukhumbu District, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7,918 ft / 2,413 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°31′05″N 086°35′04″E / 27.51806°N 86.58444°E | ||||||||||
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History
editThe airport was opened in October 1976[2] and later[when?] broadened by Sir Edmund Hillary to accommodate DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft.[4] The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal shut down the airport in 2013 in order to pave the runway.[5] The airport reopened one year later with a full blacktopped runway.[3]
Facilities
editThe airport resides at an elevation of 7,918 feet (2,413 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 671 metres (2,201 ft) in length.[1]
As the airport lies within the approach of Lukla Airport, flights en route to Lukla often get diverted to Phaplu Airport.[6]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Nepal Airlines | Kathmandu[7] |
| Sita Air | Charter: Kathmandu[8] |
| Summit Air | Kathmandu[9] |
| Tara Air | Kathmandu[10] Charter: Lukla |
Gallery
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Aerial view of Phaplu Airport -
Check-in at Phaplu Airport -
De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 9N-ABT landing at Phaplu Airport
References
edit- ^ a b c Airport information for Phaplu, Nepal (VNPL / PPL) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ a b "Phaplu Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Airports of Nepal: Phaplu Airport with Photo Feature". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ Hillary, Edmund (1999). "14: Disaster". View From The Summit. Pocket. ISBN 0-7434-0067-4.
- ^ "CAAN to shut down Phaplu airport for a year". Nepal Dispatch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Plane with 12 foreigners makes emergency landing at Phaplu". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Domestic Schedule". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Flight Schedule". Summit Air. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- ^ "Flight Schedule". Tara Air. Retrieved 15 October 2017.