Phaplu Airport

Phaplu Airport

विमानस्थल फाप्लु
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Nepal
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal
ServesSolu Dudhkunda and Solukhumbu District, Nepal
Elevation AMSL7,918 ft / 2,413 m
Coordinates27°31′05″N 086°35′04″E / 27.51806°N 86.58444°E / 27.51806; 86.58444
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PPL is located in Nepal
PPL
PPL
Location of airport in Nepal
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 680 2,231 Asphalt Concrete
Source:[1][2]

Phaplu Airport (Nepali: विमानस्थल फाप्लु, IATA: PPL, ICAO: VNPL) is a domestic airport located in Phaplu, Solududhkunda[1] serving Solukhumbu District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal.[3]

History

The airport was opened in October 1976[2] and later[when?] broadened by Sir Edmund Hillary to accommodate DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft.[4] The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal shut down the airport in 2013 in order to pave the runway.[5] The airport reopened one year later with a full blacktopped runway.[3]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 7,918 feet (2,413 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 671 metres (2,201 ft) in length.[1]

As the airport lies within the approach of Lukla Airport, flights en route to Lukla often get diverted to Phaplu Airport.[6]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Nepal Airlines Kathmandu[7]
Sita Air Charter: Kathmandu[8]
Summit Air Kathmandu[9]
Tara Air Kathmandu[10]
Charter: Lukla
  • Aerial view of Phaplu Airport
    Aerial view of Phaplu Airport
  • Check-in at Phaplu Airport
    Check-in at Phaplu Airport
  • De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 9N-ABT landing at Phaplu Airport
    De Havilland Canada DHC-6-300 Twin Otter 9N-ABT landing at Phaplu Airport

References

  1. ^ a b c Airport information for Phaplu, Nepal (VNPL / PPL) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ a b "Phaplu Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Airports of Nepal: Phaplu Airport with Photo Feature". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ^ Hillary, Edmund (1999). "14: Disaster". View From The Summit. Pocket. ISBN 0-7434-0067-4.
  5. ^ "CAAN to shut down Phaplu airport for a year". Nepal Dispatch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Plane with 12 foreigners makes emergency landing at Phaplu". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. ^ "Domestic Schedule". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Flight Schedule". Summit Air. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  10. ^ "Flight Schedule". Tara Air. Retrieved 15 October 2017.