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

[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 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] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Aviation Safety Network retrieved 18 November 2006


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