Logistics infrastructure in Nepal
Nepal — Airports
Nepal has 20 airports profiled from OurAirports — each classed large, medium or small, with its IATA and ICAO codes, city, longest-runway length, elevation and scheduled-service status.
Country-level air freight, passenger and carrier-departure totals come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators. Search, sort or open any airport for its sourced record.
20
Total
12
Small
5
Medium
3
Large
Air freight
16.9 M t-km
Air passengers
4,289,298
Carrier departures
67,501
Longest runways
- 1Tribhuvan International Airport10,991 ft
- 2Gautam Buddha International Airport9,843 ft
- 3Pokhara International Airport8,202 ft
- 4Biratnagar Airport4,937 ft
- 5Nepalgunj Airport4,935 ft
Most runways
Highest elevation
- 1Lukla Airport9,380 ft
- 2Simikot Airport9,246 ft
- 3Jomsom Airport8,976 ft
- 4Dolpa Airport8,200 ft
- 5Taplejung Airport7,990 ft
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| Airport | Type | City | IATA | Scheduled | Longest runway | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tribhuvan International AirportKTM | Large | Kathmandu | KTM | Yes | 10,991 ft | 4,390 ft |
| Gautam Buddha International AirportBWA | Large | Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) | BWA | Yes | 9,843 ft | 358 ft |
| Pokhara International AirportPHH | Large | Pokhara | PHH | Yes | 8,202 ft | 2,595 ft |
| Biratnagar AirportBIR | Medium | Biratnagar | BIR | Yes | 4,937 ft | 236 ft |
| Nepalgunj AirportKEP | Medium | Nepalgunj | KEP | Yes | 4,935 ft | 540 ft |
| Pokhara Domestic AirportPKR | Medium | Pokhara | PKR | Yes | 4,720 ft | 2,712 ft |
| Janakpur AirportJKR | Medium | Janakpur | JKR | Yes | 3,300 ft | 256 ft |
| Taplejung AirportTPJ | Medium | Taplejung | TPJ | Yes | 2,313 ft | 7,990 ft |
| Tumling Tar AirportTMI | Small | Tumling Tar | TMI | Yes | 4,000 ft | 1,700 ft |
| Bhadrapur AirportBDP | Small | Bhadrapur | BDP | Yes | 3,965 ft | 300 ft |
| Simara AirportSIF | Small | Simara | SIF | Yes | 3,911 ft | 450 ft |
| Bharatpur AirportBHR | Small | Bharatpur | BHR | Yes | 3,799 ft | 600 ft |
| Surkhet AirportSKH | Small | Surkhet | SKH | Yes | 3,400 ft | 2,400 ft |
| Jomsom AirportJMO | Small | Jomsom | JMO | Yes | 2,424 ft | 8,976 ft |
| Jumla AirportJUM | Small | Jumla | JUM | Yes | 2,165 ft | 7,700 ft |
| Lukla AirportLUA | Small | Lukla | LUA | Yes | 1,729 ft | 9,380 ft |
| Dolpa AirportDOP | Small | Dolpa | DOP | Yes | — | 8,200 ft |
| Silgadi Doti AirportSIH | Small | Silgadi Doti | SIH | Yes | — | 2,100 ft |
| Rukum Salle AirportVNSL | Small | Musikot | — | Yes | — | 5,184 ft |
| Simikot AirportIMK | Small | Simikot | IMK | Yes | — | 9,246 ft |