Gautam Buddha Airport
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| Gautam Buddha Airport Bhairahawa Airport |
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IATA: BWA – ICAO: VNBW
 BWA
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Government | ||
| Serves | Bhairawa, Nepal | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 358 ft / 109 m | ||
| Coordinates | 27°30′20″N 083°24′58″E / 27.50556°N 83.41611°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 10/28 | 1,510 | 4,954 | Asphalt |
| Source: DAFIF[1][2] | |||
Gautam Buddha Airport (IATA: BWA, ICAO: VNBW)[2], also known as Bhairahawa Airport[1], is an airport serving Bhairahawa[1] (or Bhairawa[2]), a municipality of the Rupandehi district in the Lumbini zone in Nepal. Rabin Sharma served as the chief of the airport until 2008.
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[edit] Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 358 feet (109 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,510 by 34 metres (4,954 × 112 ft).[1]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Agni Air | Kathmandu [3] |
| Buddha Air | Kathmandu [4] |
| Gorkha Airlines | Kathmandu [5] |
| Guna Airlines | Kathmandu[6] |
| Sharma Air | Kathmandu [7] |
| Yeti Airlines | Kathmandu [8] |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Airport information for VNBW from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
- ^ a b c Airport information for Bhairawa, Nepal - Gautam Buddha Airport (VNBW / BWA) at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ "Flying Schedule". Agni Air. http://www.agniair.com/home/schedule.php. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Flight schedule". Buddha Air. http://www.buddhaair.com/flightschedule.html. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Destinations". Gorkha Airlines. http://www.gorkhaairlines.com/html/destinations.html. Retrieved 8 June 2010.[dead link]
- ^ http://www.gunaairlines.com/destination/index.php
- ^ "Flying Schedule". Sharma group of industries. http://www.sharmaair.com/home/schedule.php. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Scheduled flights". Yeti Airlines. http://yetiairlines.com/yeti/page-scheduled-flights. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
