Altitude Air

Altitude Air Pvt. Ltd.[1]

IATA ICAO Call sign — — —
Founded	2016
AOC #	085/2016[2]
Hubs	Tribhuvan International Airport
Fleet size	2[3]
Headquarters	Sinamangal, Kathmandu, Nepal
Key people	Nima Nuru Sherpa (Executive Chairman)
Website	altitudeairnepal.com

Altitude Air Pvt. Ltd is a charter helicopter airline based in Tribhuvan International Airport and Sinamangal, Kathmandu. The company began operations in 2016 and mainly carries out rescue and charter flights.[1][4]. In 2024, Altitude Air successfully retrieved the bodies of five deceased Russian climbers at 7000 meters, after numerous other companies were unable to do so.

History

Altitude Air was founded in 2016 in Kathmandu, Nepal, by various Nepalese tourism entrepreneurs. It ran its test flight on the 27th of September, as the first airline to introduce the Agusta Westland AW119 Koala to the Nepalese market.[5].

Fleet

Altitude Air gained attention initially, as the first airline company in Nepal to purchase brand-new commercial aircraft, unlike other helicopter companies that operate second-hand crafts. The Altitude fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of 2025):[3]

Altitude Air fleet

Aircraft	In Fleet	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			C	Y	Total
Eurocopter AS350 B3e	2	1	0	5	5	[6]

References

1. "About". Altitude Air Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
2. "Civil Aviation Report 2017" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
3. "Altitude Air". Helis.com. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
4. "Altitude Air: Another Helicopter Company soon to be added In Nepal Aviation". Aviation Nepal. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
5. "Altitude Air conducted demonstration flight at Everest-Makalu region with Koala helicopter". Aviation Nepal. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
6. "Altitude Air gets new Airbus chopper". The Himalayan Times. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

External links

• Official website