Sanphebagar Airport (IATA: FEB, ICAO: VNSR) is a domestic airport located in Sanphebagar serving Achham District, a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal.
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sanphebagar, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,955 ft / 596 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°14′0″N 081°13′0″E / 29.23333°N 81.21667°E | ||||||||||
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History edit
In 1967, the Airport was first constructed only having a Grass/Clay runway. It came into operation in 1975.
In February 2002, the terminal building and the airport's Control tower[5] was destroyed in a Maoist attack. It was restored and upgraded and reopened for operations in 2018.[6][7]
Facilities edit
The airport resides at an elevation of 1,955 feet (596 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 edit
Currently, there are no scheduled services to and from Sanphebagar Airport. In 2019, Nepal Airlines briefly operated routes to Nepalgunj.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Achham-Dhangadi flight initiated". Aviation Nepal. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Sanfebagar Airport (FEB) Details - Nepal". World-airport-codes.com. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "VNSR — Sanfebagar Airport". SkyVector.com. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Sanfebagar Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Test flight successful at Sanfebagar airport". The Himalayan Times. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Sanfebagar airfield to reopen". Nepali Times. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Summit Air successfully conducts test flight at Sanfebagar Airport". Aviation Nepal. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Domestic Schedule". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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