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Resunga Airport

Coordinates: 28°01′17.58″N 083°15′20.4″E / 28.0215500°N 83.255667°E / 28.0215500; 83.255667
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Gulmi Resunga Airport

रेसुङ्गा विमानस्थल
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Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment Of Nepal
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)
Coordinates28°01′17.58″N 083°15′20.4″E / 28.0215500°N 83.255667°E / 28.0215500; 83.255667
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Gulmi Resunga Airport is located in Nepal
Gulmi Resunga Airport
Gulmi Resunga Airport
Location within Nepal
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Gulmi Resunga Airport is a domestic airport in Resunga in Gulmi District in Lumbini Province in Nepal.[1]

History

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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]

Location and Access

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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]

Facilities

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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 and destinations

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AirlinesDestinations
Nepal AirlinesKathmandu[8]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Gulmi Resunga Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. ^ Rai, Pinkey (19 April 2018). "Reshunga Airport project takes 12 years for completion; will conduct test flight soon". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Resunga Airport: Only 30 percent work in 14 years". Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  4. ^ "This happened at Resunga Airport in Gulmi". Himal Sanchar. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  5. ^ Karki, S. (8 June 2018). "Tara Air conducts successful test flight at Resunga Airport". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Tara Air successfully completes its test flight in Gulmi". 2023-01-08. Archived from the original on 2023-01-08. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  7. ^ "Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal on Twitter: "A proving flight has been successfully conducted at Gulmi (Resunga) Airport." / Twitter". 2023-01-09. Archived from the original on 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  8. ^ a b "NAC starts commercial flight at Resunga Airport from today". República. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
  9. ^ "रेसुंगा विमानस्थलमा २४ पुसमा हुने भयो 'डेमो' उडान – Online Khabar". 2023-01-09. Archived from the original on 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  10. ^ "Resunga Airport: Only 30 percent work in 14 years". 2023-01-09. Archived from the original on 2023-01-09. Retrieved 2023-01-09.

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