Salle Airport , also known as Musikot Airport, is a
domestic airport located in
Musikot serving
Western Rukum District
Western Rukum ( ne, पश्चिमी रुकुम ) a part of Karnali Province, is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal. Musikot is the headquarter of the district.
Formally Western Rukum District was part of Rukum District, whi ...
, a district in
Karnali Province
Karnali Province ( ne, कर्णाली प्रदेश) is one of the seven federal provinces of Nepal formed by the new constitution which was adopted on 20 September 2015. The total area of the province is covering 18.97% of the cou ...
in
Nepal
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सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. It is the main tourist gateway to
Mount Sisne.
History
The airport was originally opened in 1994.
The airport was renovated and the runway blacktopped in 2014 after previously only having a grass/clay runway.
Facilities
The airport resides at an
elevation
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of above
mean sea level
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. It has one asphalt runway which is in length.
Airlines and destinations
References
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Airports in Nepal
Airports established in 1994
1994 establishments in Nepal
Buildings and structures in Western Rukum District