Dhangadhi Airport | |
Iata: | DHI |
Icao: | VNDH |
Pushpin Map: | Nepal |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Nepal |
Pushpin Label: | Dhangadhi Airport |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Type: | Public |
Owner: | Government of Nepal |
Operator: | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal |
Location: | Dhangadhi |
Elevation-F: | 690 |
Elevation-M: | 210 |
Coordinates: | 28.7533°N 80.5819°W |
Website: | https://dhangadhi.caanepal.gov.np |
Metric-Rwy: | y |
R1-Number: | 09/27 |
R1-Length-M: | 1,800 |
R1-Length-F: | 5,906 |
R1-Surface: | Asphalt |
Footnotes: | Source: |
Dhangadhi Airport is a domestic airport located in Dhangadhi serving Kailali District, a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal. Dhangadhi Airport is also a regional airport which serves the district of Sudurpashchim Province and Rara Airport of Mugu district. Some commercial helicopters are operated from Dhangadhi Airport to Khaptad National Park. Dhangadhi Airport has the longest runway among domestic airport in Nepal.
Dhangadhi Airport was established on 6 July 1958.[1] In 2022, Nepal Airlines relaunched regional operations from Dhangadhi Airport making it the airline's western-most hub.[2]
The airport is located at an elevation of 210m (690feet) above mean sea level. It has one asphalted runway which is 1800m (5,900feet) in length.