Pokhara Airport

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Pokhara Airport
IATA: PKR - ICAO: VNPK
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Serves		Pokhara
Elevation AMSL		2,712 ft (827 m)
Coordinates		28°12′03″N, 83°58′56″E
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
04/22	4,720	1,439	Asphalt

The Pokhara Airport (IATA: PKR, ICAO: VNPK), is a regional airport in central Pokhara (Nepal).

It offers regular connections to Kathmandu, Jomsom and seasonal connections to Manang.

The airport was established July 4, 1958 and is operated by the government (Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal).

Contents 1 Incidents and accidents 2 See also 3 External links 4 References

[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 100m, but it ran onto the ramp and struck another Avro 748 (9N-ACW) of Nepal Airways), which was parked engineless. There were no fatalities among the 44 passengers and 4 crew. ^[1]

[edit] See also

• Pokhara

[edit] External links

• Official page of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
• World Aero Data airport information for VNPK

[edit] References

1. ^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved 18 November 2006