Tumlingtar Airport

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Tumlingtar Airport

तुम्लिङ्ग्टार विमानस्थल

IATA: TMI
ICAO: VNTR

Summary

Airport type

Public

Owner

Government of Nepal

Operator

Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal

Serves

Tumlingtar, Sankhuwasabha District, Nepal

Elevation AMSL

1,700 ft / 518 m

Coordinates

27°18′54″N 087°11′36″E / 27.31500°N 87.19333°E

Map

Tumlingtar Airport

Location of airport in Nepal

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	m	ft	Surface
16/34	1,219	4,000	Asphalt

Source:^[1]^[2]

Tumlingtar Airport (IATA: TMI, ICAO: VNTR) is a domestic airport located in Tumlingtar^[1] serving Sankhuwasabha District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway to Makalu Barun National Park.^[2]

History

This airport was first conceptualized to provide air transport facilities to inaccessible areas of Mechi, Koshi and Sagarmatha zones.^[3] In 1965, the land for Tumlingtar airport was acquired from the Kumals living in the Valley.^[4] Airport was initially built with a runway length of 3300 ft designed for DC-3s.^[5] A budget of NPR 2,60,000 was allocated for the fiscal year of 1971-72 for the purpose of construction of the fair weather airport.^[5] The airport started operations on 01 October, 1972.^[2]

Facilities

The airport is situated at an elevation of 1,700 feet (518 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in length.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Buddha Air	Kathmandu^[6]

Incidents and accidents

Cosmic Air DO-228 with Registration Number 9N AFS on 19 Nov 2000. There were no fatalities.^[7]
Yeti Airlines DHC - 6/300 with Registration Number 9N AEV on 05 April 2001. There were no fatalities.^[8]