Manang Airport मनाङ्ग विमानस्थल | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
Serves | Manang, Nepal | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 11,000 ft / 3,353 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 28°38′28.03″N 84°05′16.94″E / 28.6411194°N 84.0880389°E | ||||||||||
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Manang Airport ( IATA: NGX, ICAO: VNMA) is a domestic airport located in Manang [1] serving Manang District, a district in Gandaki Province in Nepal. [1] Situated at an elevation of 11,000 feet (3,353 m) above mean sea level, [1] it is one of the highest airports in the world and the highest one in Nepal. [2]
The airport started operations on 28 February 1981. [2] In 2015, the airport was renovated and the runway was blacktopped. [3]
The airport has one runway which is 650 metres (2,133 ft) in length.
Since 2012, there are no scheduled services to and from Manang Airport. [4] Previously Nepal Airlines and Tara Air operated routes to Pokhara. [5] [6]