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Dolpa Airport

IATA: DOP
ICAO: VNDP

Summary

Airport type

Public

Owner

Government of Nepal

Operator

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal

Serves

Dolpa District and Thuli Bheri

Location

Thuli Bheri, Dolpa, Nepal

Elevation AMSL

8,200 ft / 2,499 m

Coordinates

28°59′09″N 082°49′09″E / 28.98583°N 82.81917°E

Map

Dolpa Airport

Location of airport in Nepal

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
15/33	663	2,175	Asphalt (since 2017)

Sources:^[1]^[2]

Dolpa Airport (IATA: DOP, ICAO: VNDP), also known as Juphal Airport^[3] is a domestic airport located in Juphal, Thuli Bheri serving Dolpa District, a district in Karnali Province in Nepal. It is the only airport of the district.^[4] Dolpo Airport was established in 1978 and inaugurated by then-king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah. ^[5]

History

The airport was upgraded in 2017, when the gravel runway was turned into a blacktopped runway.^[3]^[6]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 8,200 feet (2,499 m) above mean sea level.^[1] It has one runway designated 15/33 measuring 663 by 30 metres (2,175 ft × 98 ft).^[2]