Tikapur Airport is a domestic airport located in

Tikapur Tikapur ( ne, टिकापुर) is a Municipality in Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Province of Nepal that was established in January 1997. Tikapur Municipality was further expanded on 10 March 2017 through merger with the two former V ...

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 ...

History

The airport began operations on 11 October 1984. It served as a hub in western Nepal, as road connections were lacking until the

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, when operations came to a halt in 1997. The area was then occupied by Kamaiya people, who built shelter within the airports boundaries. In the late 2010s, the public urged for the airport to reopen, for which minister Prem Bahadur Ale vowed to reopen the airport in 2022.

Facilities

The airport resides at an

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of above

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. It has one runway which is in length.

Airlines and destinations

Currently, there are no scheduled services to and from Tikapur Airport.

References

Airports in Nepal 1984 establishments in Nepal Buildings and structures in Kailali District {{Nepal-airport-stub