Dhangadhi Airport is a domestic airport located in

Dhangadhi Dhangadhi ( ne, धनगढी ) is a sub-metropolitan city and the district headquarters of Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal.Dhangadhi is also the temporary capital of Sudurpashchim Province. It shares a border with Uttar ...

serving Kailali District, a district in

Sudurpashchim Province Sudurpashchim Province ( ne, सुदूरपश्चिम प्रदेश, ''Sudurpashchim Province'') (''Far-West Province'') is one of the seven provinces established by the new constitution of Nepal which was adopted on 20 September ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

. Dhangadhi Airport is also a regional airport which serves the district of

and

Rara 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 ...

of Mugu district. Some commercial

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are operated from Dhangadhi Airport to

Khaptad National Park Khaptad National Park is a protected area in the Far-Western Region, Nepal that was established in 1984. Stretching over the four districts of Bajhang, Bajura, Achham and Doti it covers an area of and ranges in elevation from to . History Kh ...

History

Dhangadhi Airport was established on 6 July 1958. In 2022,

Nepal Airlines Nepal Airlines Corporation ( ne, नेपाल वायुसेवा निगम, Nepāl Vāyusevā Nigam, Nepal Air Service Corporation), formerly known as Royal Nepal Airlines ( ne, शाही नेपाल वायुसेवा, ...

relaunched regional operations from Dhangadhi Airport making it the airline's western-most hub.

Facilities

The airport is located at an

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of above

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. It has one asphalted

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which is in length.

Airlines and destinations

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* {{authority control Airports in Nepal Buildings and structures in Kailali District

History

Facilities

Airlines and destinations

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