Nepal is one of those countries that do not have access to the sea. That's why you can get to some cities only by land or by air. And due to the fact that many settlements are located in the highlands, communication with them is carried out only by airplanes. For them, airports in Nepal have different areas and levels of equipment.
List of major airports in Nepal
Administratively, this country is divided into 14 zones (anchala) and 75 districts (dzhillov). For communication between areas, cities and other countries in Nepal 48 airports are provided, of which the largest are:
- Tribhuvan ;
- Bajura;
- Bhadrapur;
- Bharatpur ;
- Bhojpur;
- Gautam Buddha;
- Jomsom ;
- Pokhara .
Features of Nepal Airports
The most famous among the tourists are the following airguns:
- Jomsom Airport is one of the most difficult. Here the aircraft have to take off and land at an altitude of 2,682 m above sea level. At the same time, the size of the runway is only 636x19 m, which also creates dangerous conditions for the movement of aircraft.
- Lukla is no less complicated by the airport of Nepal, which in 2008 was renamed in honor of the first conquerors of Chomolungma (Everest) - Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. Due to its proximity to the highest mountain in the world, this air harbor is very popular with mountain climbers. Before heading to conquer Mount Everest, it should be noted that aircraft in the area of the city of Lukla fly only in the daytime and only under condition of good visibility. Because of the unpredictability of the weather in the Himalayas, flights are often canceled.
- Bajuru (1311 m) and Bajhang (1,250 m) can be attributed to other high-altitude airports in Nepal. They are also equipped with small runways. By the way, runways on Nepalese airfields usually have asphalt or concrete cover.
- Tribhuvan . Despite such a large number of airfields, in this country there is only one air harbor, oriented to external flights. The only international airport in Nepal is Tribhuvan, located in the capital. Currently, Pokhara and Bhairava are building new airports, which in the future will also be international.
Airport Infrastructure in Nepal
Most Nepalese air ports are equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable flight. There are toilet rooms, waiting rooms and small shops. The most comfortable airport in Nepal is located in Kathmandu. In addition to the store and snack bar, there is a post office, currency exchange and ambulance services. The airport has created the most comfortable conditions for people with disabilities. For them ramps, escalators and a toilet are provided.
Safety at Nepal airports
In this country, high demands are placed on checking documents and luggage of arriving and departing tourists. That's why Nepal's airports are considered to be among the safest in the world. The inspection is conducted here several times. First, passengers need to pass control at the outer doors, and then at the inner doors, where they are required to present passports and tickets. The third point of check is the front desk.
Before you go to the departure zone of Nepal airports, you need to check the boarding pass, after which you need to go through the basic baggage check. After that, there is another point where they check that the passenger has passed the security check. Even in such a small provincial airport as Pokhara, employees manually inspect the luggage and hand luggage of passengers.
At large and small airports in Nepal, airplanes belonging to local airlines (Nepal Airlines, Tara Air, Agni Air, Buddha Air, etc.) and foreign airlines (Air Arabia, Air India, Flydubai, Etihad Airlines, Qatar Airlines) are serviced.