Only 33 of Nepal’s 53 airports are operational. Here’s the list

Kathmandu, June 30

There are 53 airports in Nepal, but only 33 of them are operational now, informs the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation.

The government has been spending a lot of money on airports every year. But, all the facilities are not in operation as some of them are more easily accessible by land routes whereas others were constructed without studying their operational feasibility.

Moreover, most of the flights flying to hilly and mountainous airports–except those located at touristic sites such as Lukla and Talcha–do not get sufficient passengers.

Here is the list of operational airports in Nepal.

1. Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu
2. Nepalgunj Airport
3. Pokhara Airport
4. Gautam Buddha International Airport, Bhairahawa
5. Biratnagar Airport
6. Chandragadhi Airport
7. Bharatpur Airport
8. Janakpur Airport
9. Tenzing-Hillary Airport, Lukla
10. Simara Airport
11. Surkhet Airport
12. Dhangadhi Airport
13. Jomsom Airport
14. Simikot Airport
15. Tumlingtar Airport
16. Jumla Airport
17. Dolpa Airport
18. Bajura Airport
19. Ramechhap Airport
20. Bhojpur Airport
21. Phaplu Airport
22. Rara Airport, Talcha, Mugu
23. Rukum Salle Airport
24. Rumjhatar Airport
25. Taplejung Airport
26. Khanidanda Airport
27. Rajbiraj Airport
28. Sanphebagar Airport
29. Dang Airport
30. Thamkharka Airport
31. Bajhang Airport
32. Doti Airport
33. Baitadi Airport