Rara Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Chhayanath Rara and Rara National Park, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°31′20″N 082°08′49″E / 29.52222°N 82.14694°E | ||||||||||
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Rara Airport (ICAO: VNRR), also known as Talcha Airport, is a domestic airport located in Chhayanath Rara serving Rara National Park in Karnali Province in Nepal. [1]
History
The airport was constructed in 1975, operating with a single gravel runway until 2015, when the runway was asphalted over.[4]
Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Sita Air | Nepalgunj[5] |
| Summit Air | Birendranagar, Nepalgunj[6] |
| Tara Air | Nepalgunj[7] |
Accidents and incidents
- On 26 May 2010, a Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter took off from Birendranagar Airport in Surkhet, heading for Rara Airport with 18 passengers and 3 crew on board. At 10 am, the aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Birendranagar Airport, after its cabin door suddenly opened five minutes after take-off. Tara Air officials said that the cabin attendant managed to lock the door immediately after it opened, to avert any possible mishaps.[8]
- On 21 November 2011, a Makalu Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan took off from Surkhet Airport, en route to Rara Airport. Upon touchdown at Rara, the aircraft skidded off the runway and hit a rock, damaging the front of the aircraft—four of the 11 occupants were injured.[3][9]
References
- ^ a b "Rara Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Raaika Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd". Raaikatours.com. 16 August 2003. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ a b "ASN Aircraft accident 21-NOV-2011 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 9N-AJM". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Talcha Airport: Dangerous yet astonishing". República. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Network-of-Summit-Air". Summit Air. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ "Tara Air – Biggest Airline in Nepalese Mountains - Helping Develop the Rural Nepal". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ^ Nepalnews.com[permanent dead link], accessed 6 December 2010
- ^ "Makalu aircraft crash-lands in Mugu airport; no casualties". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
External links
- Video of aircraft taking off from Talcha Airport on YouTube. From the Nepali Times channel. Accessed: 31 March 2012
