Talcha Airport
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  Talcha Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Serves | Rara National Park, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°25′48″N 081°00′00″E / 29.43000°N 81.00000°E | ||||||||||
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Talcha Airport (ICAO: VNT1) is an airport in Rara National Park in the Mugu District of Nepal.[3]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| Nepal Airlines | Nepalgunj [4] |
| Tara Air | Nepalgunj [5] |
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.[6]
- 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][7]
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.
- ↑ "Schedule". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ "Tara Air – Biggest Airline in Nepalese Mountains - Helping Develop the Rural Nepal". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ 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