Gautam Buddha Airport

Gautam Buddha Airport
Bhairahawa Airport
IATA: BWA – ICAO: VNBW
BWA
Location of airport in Nepal
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Bhairawa, Nepal
Elevation AMSL 358 ft / 109 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
10/28 1,510 4,954 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Gautam Buddha Airport (IATA: BWA, ICAO: VNBW)[2], also known as Bhairahawa Airport[1], is an airport serving Bhairahawa[1] (or Bhairawa[2]), a municipality of the Rupandehi district in the Lumbini zone in Nepal. Rabin Sharma served as the chief of the airport until 2008.

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Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 358 feet (109 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 10/28 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,510 by 34 metres (4,954 × 112 ft).[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines Destinations
Agni Air Kathmandu [3]
Buddha Air Kathmandu [4]
Gorkha Airlines Kathmandu [5]
Guna Airlines Kathmandu[6]
Sharma Air Kathmandu [7]
Yeti Airlines Kathmandu [8]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Airport information for VNBW from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ^ a b c Airport information for Bhairawa, Nepal - Gautam Buddha Airport (VNBW / BWA) at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective Oct. 2006).
  3. ^ "Flying Schedule". Agni Air. http://www.agniair.com/home/schedule.php. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
  4. ^ "Flight schedule". Buddha Air. http://www.buddhaair.com/flightschedule.html. Retrieved 6 June 2010. 
  5. ^ "Destinations". Gorkha Airlines. http://www.gorkhaairlines.com/html/destinations.html. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
  6. ^ http://www.gunaairlines.com/destination/index.php
  7. ^ "Flying Schedule". Sharma group of industries. http://www.sharmaair.com/home/schedule.php. Retrieved 8 June 2010. 
  8. ^ "Scheduled flights". Yeti Airlines. http://yetiairlines.com/yeti/page-scheduled-flights. Retrieved 6 June 2010. 

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