Airport
| Mahendranagar Airport | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Mahendranagar, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 650 ft / 198 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°57′48″N 80°08′53″E / 28.96333°N 80.14806°E / 28.96333; 80.14806 | ||||||||||
| Map | |||||||||||
  Mahendranagar AirportLocation of airport in Nepal | |||||||||||
| Runways | |||||||||||
| |||||||||||
| Source: | |||||||||||
Mahendranagar Airport (IATA: XMG, ICAO: VNMN) is a domestic airport located in Mahendranagar serving Kanchanpur District, a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway to Shuklaphanta National Park.
History
The airport started operations on 30 December 1973, but has been out of operation since 1999 and has turned into a grazing field for animals.
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 650 feet (198 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 884 metres (2,900 ft) in length.
Airlines and destinations
Currently, there are no scheduled services to and from Mahendranagar Airport.
See also
References
- ^ Airport information for Mahendranagar, Nepal (VNMN / XMG) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Mahendranagar Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- Bhatta, Rajendra. "Airport turns into grazing ground for cattle". República. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
