Talcha Airport
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| Talcha Airport | |||
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IATA: TAL – ICAO: VNT1
  Talcha Airport | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Serves | Rara National Park, Nepal | ||
| Coordinates | 29°25′48″N 081°00′00″E / 29.43000°N 81.00000°E | ||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| Unsurfaced | |||
| Source:[1][2] | |||
Talcha Airport (IATA: TAL, ICAO: VNT1) is an airport in Rara National Park in the Mugu District of Nepal.[3]
Accidents and incidents
- On 26 May 2010, a Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter took off from Birendranagar Airport in Surkhet, heading for Talcha Airport in Rara, with 18 passengers and 3 crew on board. At 10 am, the aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Birendranagar Airport, after its cabin door suddenly opened five minutes after take-off. Tara Air officials said that the cabin attendant managed to lock the door immediately after it opened, to avert any possible mishaps.[4]
- On 21 November 2011, a Makalu Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan took off from Surkhet Airport, en route to Talcha Airport. Upon touchdown at Talcha, the aircraft skidded off the runway and hit a rock, damaging the front of the aircraft—four of the 11 occupants were injured.[2][5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Raaika Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd". Raaikatours.com. 2003-08-16. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ASN Aircraft accident 21-NOV-2011 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 9N-AJM". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ↑ "Talcha airport Mugu district". Nepal-pictures.com. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
- ↑ Nepalnews.com, accessed December 6, 2010
- ↑ "Makalu aircraft crash-lands in Mugu airport; no casulties". Nepalnews.com. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
External links
- Video of aircraft taking off from Talcha Airport on YouTube. From the Nepali Times' channel. Accessed: 31 March 2012
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