Tumlingtar Airport
Tumlingtar Airport तुम्लिङ्ग्टार विमानस्थल | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tumlingtar, Sankhuwasabha District, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,700 ft / 518 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°18′54″N 087°11′36″E / 27.31500°N 87.19333°E | ||||||||||
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  Tumlingtar Airport Location of airport in Nepal | |||||||||||
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Tumlingtar Airport (IATA: TMI, ICAO: VNTR) is a domestic airport located in Tumlingtar[1] serving Sankhuwasabha District, a district in Province No. 1 in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway to Makalu Barun National Park.[2]
History
This airport was first conceptualized to provide air transport facilities to inaccessible areas of Mechi, Koshi and Sagarmatha zones.[3] In 1965, the land for Tumlingtar airport was confiscated from the Kumals living in the Valley.[4] Airport was initially built with a runway length of 3300 ft designed for DC-3s[5]. A budget of NPR 2,60,000 was allocated for the fiscal year of 1971-72 for the purpose of construction of the airport.[5] The airport started operations on 01 October, 1972.[2]
Facilities
The airport is situated at an elevation of 1,700 feet (518 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in length.[1]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Buddha Air | Biratnagar, Kathmandu[6] |
| Guna Airlines | Kathmandu[7] |
| Sita Air | Kathmandu[8] |
| Summit Air | Kathmandu[9] |
| Tara Air | Kathmandu[10] |
| Yeti Airlines | Kathmandu[11] |
Incidents and accidents
- Cosmic Air DO-228 with Registration Number 9N AFS on 19 Nov 2000. There were no fatalities.[12]
- Yeti Airlines DHC - 6/300 with Registration Number 9N AEV on 05 April 2001. There were no fatalities.[13]
References
- ^ a b c Airport information for Tumling Tar, Nepal (VNTR / TMI) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ a b c "Tumlingtar Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Government of Nepal - Fourth Plan" (PDF). National Planning Commission.
- ^ Kattel, S. P. (13 January 2023). "Sustainability or Sustainable Development: An Anthropological Perspective" (PDF). web.archive.org. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ a b Āyoga, Nepal Rāshṭriya Yojanā (1972). Fourth-plan (1970-1975). His Majesty's Government, National Planning Commission.
- ^ "Schedule to Tumlingtar". Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Guna Airlines to launch its inaugural flight to Tumlingtar on Wednesday". República. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Destinations". Sita Air. Archived from the original on 16 August 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
- ^ "Flight Schedule". Summit Air. Archived from the original on 8 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Flight Schedule". Tara Air. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Current Flight Schedule". Yeti Airlines. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Accident Record of Nepalese Registered Aeroplanes" (PDF). web.archive.org. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "Accident Record of Nepalese Registered Aeroplanes" (PDF). web.archive.org. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
