Gulmi Resunga Airport | |
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Airport type | Public |
Owner | Government Of Nepal |
Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) |
Coordinates | 28°01′17.58″N 083°15′20.4″E / 28.0215500°N 83.255667°E |
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Gulmi Resunga Airport is a domestic airport in Resunga in Gulmi District in Lumbini Province in Nepal. [1]
Construction of the Airport first started in 2006. [2] [3] The foundation stone was laid by then tourism minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali. [4]
In June 2018, the first test flight was conducted by Tara Air despite the airport not having blacktopped the runway. [5]
In January 2023, a certification flight was conducted by Tara Air. [6] [7]
In May 2023, Nepal Airlines launched regular flights from the airport. [8]
Airport is lies in Simichaur in the District Headquarters of Resunga [9] The airport is spread over 78 Ropanis (39,681 sq m) of land. [10]
The airport resides at an elevation of 5,015 ft (1,529 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 560m in length.
Airlines | Destinations |
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Nepal Airlines | Kathmandu [8] |