Phaplu Airport
Phaplu Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Phaplu, 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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Phaplu Airport (IATA: PPL, ICAO: VNPL) is an airport serving Phaplu[1] (also spelled Phaphlu), a town in the Solukhumbu District of Province No. 1 in Nepal.
Facilities
The 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] The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has been carrying on its reconstruction and improvement work of Phaplu terminal building.
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Nepal Airlines | Kathmandu,[2] Lukla[3] |
| Tara Air | Kathmandu[4] |
| Goma Air | Kathmandu[5] |
References
- ^ a b c Airport information for Phaplu, Nepal (VNPL / PPL) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Schedule Effective from 15 May 2010 to 30 October 2010". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ "Nepal Airlines". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ Taraair.com Scheduled Flights
- ^ gomaair.com Scheduled Flights
See also
External links
- Accident history for PPL / VNPL at Aviation Safety Network
- Landing in Phaphlu - Nepal at YouTube
- Phaplu Landing at YouTube
- Airplane takeoff from Phaplu, Nepal at YouTube
