Airports In Nepal | List of All Domestic and International Airports

There are a number of international and domestic airports in Nepal. This article enlists all of the commercial ones that are in operation.

Any guess what is the number of airports in Nepal?

From, big to small and international to domestic, there are a total of forty-seven fully functioning airports located in this small country.

Thirty-Two of them are airports with commercial flights while others are made for occasional use and helicopter landings.

The huge list includes an international airport (Tribhuvan International Airport), two purposed international airports (Gautam Buddha Airport and Pokhara Airport), and other domestic airports. Whereas, Forty-Seven of the airports of Neis is recognized by the International Civil Aviation Organization.

Below we have collected the list of all International and Domestic airports of Nepal along with the name of the district in which they are located:

Airports in Nepal| Full List

S.N.	Name of AIRPORT	District
1	Bajhang Airport	Bajhang
2	Bajura Airport	Bajura
3	Balewa Airport	Baglung
4	Bhadrapur Airport	Jhapa
5	Bharatpur Airport	Chitwan
6	Bhim Datta Airport	Kanchanpur
7	Bhojpur Airport	Bhojpur
8	Biratnagar Airport	Morang
9	Chaurjahari Airport	Rukum
10	Dang Airport	Dang
11	Dhangadhi Airport	Kailali
12	Dolpa Airport	Dolpa
13	Gautam Buddha Airport	Rupandehi
14	Gokuleshwor Airport	Darchula
15	Janakpur Airport	Dhanusa
16	Jiri Airport	Dolakha
17	Jomsom Airport	Mustang
18	Jumla Airport	Jumla
19	Kamal Bazar Airport	Accham
20	Kangel Dadha Airport	Solukhumbu
21	Lamidadha Airport	Khotang
22	Langtang Airport	Rasuwa
23	Man Maya Airport	Khotang
24	Manang Airport	Manang
25	Meghauli Airport	Chitwan
26	Nepalgunj Airport	Banke
27	Palungtar Airport	Gorkha
28	Patan Airport	Baitadi
29	Phaplu Airport	Solukhumbu
30	Pokhara Airport	Kaski
31	Ramechhap Airport	Ramechhap
32	Rolpa Airport	Rolpa
33	Rumjatar Airport	Okhaldhunga
34	Rajbiraj Airport	Saptari
35	Rumukot Chaurjahari Airport	Rukum
36	Suketar Airport	Solukhumbu
37	Sanphebagar Airport	Accham
38	Silgadhi Airport	Doti
39	Simara Airport	Bara
40	Simikot Airport	Humla
41	Surkhet Airport	Surkhet
42	Syangboche Airport	Solukhumbu
43	Talcha Airport	Mugu
44	Taplejung Airport	Taplejung
45	Tenginz-Hilary Airport	Solukhumbu
46	Thamkhara Airport	Khotang
47	Tikapur Airport	Kailali
48	Tribhuvan International Airport	Kathmandu
49	Tumlingtar Airport	Sankhuwasabha

Solukhumbhu district, where Mount Everest falls, has the most number of airports (five airports) in Nepal. Solukhumbhu district also hosts Tenzing–Hillary Airport, the Lukla Airport. This airport is one of the most dangerous airports in the world and is also a gateway to the Mt. Everest.

Airports under Construction | Nepal

The number of airports in Nepal is also increasing over time. Recently, Rajbiraj airport also made into the list of commercial airports in Nepal with regular flights from and to Kathmandu. Only special landings took place before.

Firstly, five of the airports are under construction at this phase. Also, the count of airports near the Himalayan region of Nepal is increasing gradually. Have a look at the map below.

airports in nepal map — Airports in Nepal Map

So, this was the list of all the airports. Comment below how many airports have you visited or planning to visit in Nepal?

Rasesh Koirala

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