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Summit Air (Nepal)
Summit Air, formerly known as Goma Air, is an airline based in Kathmandu, Nepal. The airline operates from short takeoff and landing airstrips in the Western parts of Nepal. The airline received the first of two Let 410 aircraft, financed by the Czech Republic Export Bank., in October 2014, and initially only used them on flights to Lukla and Jomsom. History The airline was founded as ''Goma Air'' in February 2011. It began to operate using Cessna Grand Caravan 208 B aircraft. In October 2014, the airline acquired one Let 410 UVP-E20 aircraft, which was the first aircraft of this type to be operated in Nepal. The airline is the only one to use Nepalgunj Airport as the main hub of operation and focuses on operating out of that base. On 13 March 2017, the airline officially changed its name to ''Summit Air''. In 2014, Summit Air signed a deal with Fishtail Air with the aim of enhancing Nepal's tourism. Both Airlines are led by Bikash JB Rana, for which a collaboration was eased. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SMA Airlines
SMA or S.M.A. may refer to: Places * American Samoa, ITU letter code * Santa Maria Airport (Azores) (IATA code) People * Sergeant Major of the Army, U.S. * Sima (Chinese surname), or Sma * Joshua Falk, known as ''SM"A'' Finance * Separately managed account, types of investment account * Special memorandum account, used regarding US Regulation T Organisations * Scouts Musulmans Algériens, the Algerian Muslim Scouts * Sharjah Museums Authority * SMA Engines, a diesel aircraft engine manufacturer * SMA Solar Technology * Society of African Missions, a Catholic missionary organization * Society of Makeup Artists, post-nominal letters Education * Saint Mary's Academy, Dominica * '' Sekolah Menengah Atas'', Indonesian for "senior secondary school" * San Marcos Baptist Academy, Texas, US * Sarasota Military Academy, Florida, US * Science and Mathematics Academy, a program at Aberdeen High School, Maryland, US * Former Staunton Military Academy, Charles Town, Virginia, US Science ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pokhara Airport
Pokhara Airport is a domestic airport serving Pokhara in Nepal. Following a new agreement on air travel between India and Nepal, Pokhara Airport will be replaced by Nepal's third international airport, Pokhara International Airport in 2023. History The airport was established on 4 July 1958 by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Until the 2010s, it offered regular connections to Kathmandu and Jomsom; and seasonal connections to Manang. In 2011 Buddha Air, a Nepali private airline, began international flights from Pokhara to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow, India, and announced plans to fly to New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport in the future. However these international flights were discontinued soon after. In the late 2010s, Pokhara Airpot became Nepal's second domestic hub handling flights to various provinces. In 2023, the airport is scheduled to be replaced by Pokhara International Airport. Facilities The apron of the airport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simikot
Simikot is the administrative headquarters of Humla District of Karnali Zone in the mountain region of northwestern Nepal. Significance Lying at an altitude of just over 2,900m on a gentle slope high above the Humla Karnali River, Simikot lies on an ancient trade-cum-pilgrimage route to Mount Kailash. Mount Kailash is located in the Purang County of the Tibetan Autonomous Region, China, which borders Humla district of Nepal to the north. In the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, the popular Tatopani-Zhangmu route for the pilgrimage to Mount Kailash was badly damaged. In the aftermath of this earthquake the traffic for the annual pilgrimage to Mount Kailash shifted to Humla. Pilgrims would fly from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj, and then from Nepalgunj to Simikot. At Simikot, they would either spend a night in this village's few hotels, or would straightaway be taken in helicopter flights to Hilsa, from where they would cross into Tibet (China). Transport Access to Simikot from developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanphebagar Airport
Sanphebagar Airport is a domestic airport located in Sanphebagar serving Achham District, a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal. History In 1967, the Airport was first constructed only having a Grass/Clay runway. It came into operation in 1975. In February 2002, the terminal building and the airport's Control tower was destroyed in a Maoist attack. It was restored and upgraded and reopened for operations in 2018. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. Since the renovation of the airport in 2018, the airport has one asphalt runway which is in length. Airlines and destinations Currently, there are no scheduled services to and from Sanphebagar Airport. In 2019, Nepal Airlines briefly operated routes to Nepalgunj Nepalgunj (), also spelled Nepalganj, is a Sub-Metropolitan City in Banke District, Nepal. It lies on the Terai plains near the southern border with Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Nepalgunj is 153 kilomet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanphebagar
Sanfebagar is a municipality in Achham District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal that was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the two former Village development committees Baijinath, Jalapadevi, Siddheswar, Mastamandau, Nawathana, Bhagyeshwar, Ridikot, Chandika. It lies on the bank of Budhi Ganga River. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 33,788 people living in 6,693 individual households. Sanphebagar is about 25 km north of the district headquarters of Mangalsen. Transportation Sanphebagar Airport Sanphebagar Airport is a domestic airport located in Sanphebagar serving Achham District, a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal. History In 1967, the Airport was first constructed only having a Grass/Clay runway. It came into operatio ... was out of operation since 2005. On 14th Oct, 2018 flights resumed after 13 years from the initiatives of former mayor Kul Bahadur Kunwar. References Populated places in Achham District Vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talcha Airport
Rara Airport , also known as Talcha Airport, is a domestic airport located in Chhayanath Rara serving Rara National Park in Karnali Province in Nepal. History The airport was constructed in 1975 but was only blacktopped in 2015. Airlines and destinations Accidents and incidents *On 26 May 2010, a Tara Air De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter took off from Surkhet Airport, Birendranagar Airport in Surkhet, heading for Rara Airport 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. *On 21 November 2011, a Makalu Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan took off from Surkhet Airport, en route to Rara Airport. Upon touchdown at Rara, the aircraft skidded off the runway and hit a rock, damaging the front of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rara National Park
Rara National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of Nepal and was established in 1976. Covering an area of in the Mugu and Jumla districts, it is the country's smallest national park. Its main feature is Rara Lake at an altitude of . The park was established to protect the unique flora and fauna of the Humla– Jumla Region of Nepal. The park ranges in elevation from to at Chuchemara Peak on the southern side of Rara Lake. On the northern side, the peaks of Ruma Kand and Malika Kand frame the alpine freshwater lake, which is the largest lake in Nepal with a surface of and a maximum depth of . It is oval-shaped with an east–west axis, a length of and a width of draining into the Mugu-Karnali River via Nijar Khola. Rara National Park is managed by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and protected with the assistance of the Nepal Army. Climate The climate of Rara National Park is pleasant during the summer, but becomes very cold during the wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phaplu Airport
Phaplu Airport is a domestic airport located in Phaplu, Solududhkunda serving Solukhumbu District, a district in Province No. 1 in Nepal. History The airport was opened in October 1976 and later broadened by Sir Edmund Hillary to accommodate DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal shut down the airport in 2013 in order to pave the runway. The airport reopened one year later with a full blacktopped runway. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway which is in length. As the airport lies within the approach of Lukla Airport, flights en route to Lukla often get diverted to Phaplu Airport. Airlines and destinations Gallery File:Flughafen Phaplu.jpg, Phaplu Airport File:Check-In am Flughafen Phaplu.jpg, Check-in at Phaplu Airport File:De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 9N-ABT landet auf dem Flughafen Phaplu.jpg, De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 9N-ABT landing at Phaplu Airport Refer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phaplu
Phaphlu is a mountainous town in north-east Nepal, approximately 270 kilometres east of the Nepalese capital, Kathmandu. See also * Phaplu Airport Phaplu Airport is a domestic airport located in Phaplu, Solududhkunda serving Solukhumbu District, a district in Province No. 1 in Nepal. History The airport was opened in October 1976 and later broadened by Sir Edmund Hillary to accommoda ... Populated places in Solukhumbu District {{Solukhumbu-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramechhap Airport
Ramechhap Airport is a domestic airport serving the municipality of Manthali, the district headquarters of Ramechhap District located in the Tamakoshi River valley in Bagmati Province in Nepal. As of October 2022, most flights to Lukla Airport are operated from Ramechhap Airport. History thumbnail, Nepalese service members offload supplies from a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey assigned to Joint Task Force 505 humanitarian assistance and disaster relief at Manthali, the 2015 earthquake. The airport was opened in October 1979. In 2015, the runway was renovated and upgraded from a grass/clay surface to concrete. In 2019, as the sole runway of Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu was being renovated and the airport was closed over night, all flights to Lukla were operated from Ramechhap Airport, the closest airport to Kathmandu, as these flights need to take off early in the morning to not get caught in dangerous winds in Lukla. During peak, the airport served 24 flight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manthali, Ramechhap
Manthali is a municipality and the headquarters of Ramechhap District in Bagmati Province, Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former village development committees Old-Manthali, Bhatauli, Chisapani, Kathjor, Bhaluwajor, Salupati and Sunarpani. It was declared the headquarters of the district on 9 March 1989 (26 Falgun 2045 BS). It lies on the bank of the Tamakoshi River. At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 45,416 people living in 10,099 individual households. History Manthali had nine wards previously when it was still a VDC (Village Development Committee). While declaring it a municipality there had been a problem due to a neighbouring VDC Ramechhap which had also been included in the municipality to force the municipality's name into Ramechhap. This problem has been solved as Ramechhap was declared a separate municipality and Manthali a separate one. Etymology The name of the place comes from two words of the people o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenzing-Hillary Airport
Tenzing-Hillary Airport , also known as Lukla Airport, is a domestic airport and altiport in the town of Lukla, in Khumbu Pasanglhamu, Solukhumbu District, Province No. 1 of Nepal. It gained worldwide fame as it was rated the most dangerous airport in the world for more than 20 years by a program titled ''Most Extreme Airports'', broadcast on The History Channel in 2010. The airport is popular because it is considered the starting point for treks towards Mount Everest Base Camp. There are daily flights between Lukla and Kathmandu during daylight hours in good weather. Although the flying distance is short, rain commonly occurs in Lukla while the sun is shining brightly in Kathmandu. High winds, cloud cover, and changing visibility often mean flights can be delayed or the airport closed. The airport is contained within a chain-link fence and for security is patrolled by the Nepali armed police or civil police around the clock. History The airport was built in 1964 under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
