Pokhara Airport (IATA: PKR, ICAO: VNPK), is a regional airport serving Pokhara in Nepal. The airport was established July 4, 1958 and is operated by the government (Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal). It offers regular connections to Kathmandu, Jomsom and seasonal connections to Manang. Following a new agreement on air travel between India and Nepal,[4] it is currently being developed into Nepal's second international airport.[5] In 2011 Buddha Air, a Nepali private airline, will begin international flights from Pokhara to Lucknow,[6] adding New Delhi in the future.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Incidents and accidents
- 6 November 1997 – A Necon Air Avro 748-100 (9N-ACM), after a flight from Kathmandu, suffered a hydraulic system failure after landing at Pokhara Airport and ran off the runway. The pilot steered the plane back on the runway after 100 metres (330 ft), but it ran onto the ramp and struck another Avro 748 (9N-ACW) of Nepal Airlines), which was parked engineless. There were no fatalities among the 44 passengers and 4 crew.[14]
- 22 August 2002 – A Shangri-La Air De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300, on a flight from Jomsom to Pokhara, crashed into a hill which was under complete cloud cover following 3 days of continuous rain. All 3 crew and 15 passengers were killed.[15]
[edit] References
- ^ Pokhara Airport at Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, accessed 4th March 2011
- ^ Airport information for VNPK at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
- ^ Airport information for PKR at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
- ^ "International Pokhara: Buddha Air eyes Indian tourism and pilgrim market", Nepali Times issue #274, 30th October 2010, accessed 4th March 2011.
- ^ "Construction of international airport in Nepal's Pokhara inaugurated", Xinhuanet, 9th December 2009, accessed 4th March 2011.
- ^ "Buddha Air to start Lucknow flights on Jan 7", The Kathmandu Post, 28th November 2010, accessed 4th March 2011.
- ^ "Flying Schedule". Agni Air. http://www.agniair.com/home/schedule.php. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Flight Schedule". Buddha Air. http://www.buddhaair.com/flightschedule/?type=1. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ http://www.gunaairlines.com/destination/index.php
- ^ "Schedule Effective from 15 May 2010 to 30 October 2010". Nepal Airlines. http://www.nepalairlines.com.np/ajadomsch.htm. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
- ^ "Destinations". Sita Air. http://www.sitaair.com.np/destinations.php. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Flight Schedule". Tara Air. http://www.taraair.com/page.php?page_id=21. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
- ^ "Scheduled flights". Yeti Airlines. http://yetiairlines.com/yeti/page-scheduled-flights. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved 18 November 2006
- ^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved 19 November 2006
[edit] External links
Media related to Pokhara Airport at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to Pokhara Airport at Wikimedia Commons
