Janakpur Airport

Janakpur Airport (Domestic) (Mithila Airport)
जनकपुर बिमानस्थल

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IATA: JKR – ICAO: VNJP

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Location of airport in Nepal

Summary
Airport type Public
Owner CAAN
Operator CAAN
Serves Kathmandu
Elevation AMSL 256 ft / 78 m
Coordinates 26°42′31″N 085°55′20″E / 26.70861°N 85.92222°E / 26.70861; 85.92222
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,300 3,300 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF[1][2]

Janakpur Airport (literally Mithila Airport)(IATA: JKR, ICAO: VNJP) is an airport serving Janakpur,[1] a city in Mithila region of Nepal and the administrative headquarters of the Dhanusa District in the Janakpur Zone in Nepal.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 256 feet (78 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,300 by 30 metres (4,265 ft × 98 ft).[1]

The airport is capable to handle aircraft from the Nepalese Army Air Service.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Buddha Air Kathmandu [3]
Yeti Airlines Kathmandu [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Airport information for VNJP from DAFIF (effective October 2006)
  2. ↑ Airport information for JKR / VNJP at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  3. ↑ "Flight schedule". Buddha Air. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  4. ↑ "Scheduled flights". Yeti Airlines. Retrieved 6 June 2010.

See Also

List of airports in Nepal

External links

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