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Biratnagar Airport



Biratnagar Airport
IATA: BIR – ICAO: VNVT
Biratnagar Airport
Location of airport in Nepal
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Government
Serves Biratnagar, Nepal
Elevation AMSL 236 ft / 72 m
Coordinates 26°28′53″N 087°15′50″E / 26.48139°N 87.26389°E / 26.48139; 87.26389
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
09/27 1,505 4,938 Asphalt
Source: DAFIF

Biratnagar Airport (IATA: BIR, ICAO: VNVT) is an airport serving Biratnagar, a city of the Morang district in the Kosi zone in Nepal.

Facilities

Nepal government owned and operated, Biratnagar Airport began its service on 6 July 1958,[3] the same year the nation's first Royal Nepal Airlines began its scheduled domestic and international flights. The airport is the hub of the Eastern Region of the nation and supports 6 STOL airports: Taplejung, Bhojpur, Phaplu, Rumjatar, Lamidanda and Tumlingtar.

The airport boasts the highest domestic traffic. Civil Aviation is planning to enable Biratnagar Airport to operate bigger airliners like Boeing 747. Equipped with air traffic control, the airport is located at an elevation of 236 feet (72 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,524 by 30 metres (5,000 ft × 98 ft).

Airlines and destinations

  • Agni Air (Kathmandu)
  • Buddha Air (Kathmandu)
  • Gorkha Airlines (Tumlingtar)
  • Nepal Airlines (Bhojpur, Lamidanda, Taplejung, Thamkharka, Tumlingtar)
  • Sita Air (Kathmandu)
  • Yeti Airlines (Kathmandu)


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General Info
Country Nepal
ICAO ID VNVT
Time UTC+5:45
Latitude 26.481453
26° 28' 53.23" N
Longitude 87.264036
087° 15' 50.53" E
Elevation 236 feet
72 meters
Magnetic Variation 000° W (01/06)
Operating Agency CIVIL GOVERNMENT, (LANDING FEES AND DIPLOMATIC CLEARANCE MAY BE REQUIRED)
Operating Hours SEE REMARKS FOR OPERATING HOURS OR COMMUNICATIONS FOR POSSIBLE HOURS


Communications
TWR
Opr SR-SS.
123.8
122.7


Runways
ID Dimensions Surface PCN ILS
09/27 4937 x 100 feet
1505 x 30 meters
ASPHALT - NO


Navaids
Type ID Name Channel Freq Distance From Field Bearing From Navaid
VOR-DME BRT BIRATNAGAR 088X 114.1 At Field -
NDB VTN BIRATNAGAR - 358 At Field -


Supplies/Equipment
Fuel Jet A1, without icing nhibitor.


Remarks
CAUTION Short final area Rwy 09, not vis fr con twr due WIP.
FUEL (NC-A1)
OPR HOURS Opr 0100-1215Z Jan-Feb,Nov-Dec; 0030-1245Z Mar-Apr,Sep-Oct; 0015-1300Z May-Aug.



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