Pokhara Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Pokhara Airport
nativename =

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IATA = PKR
ICAO = VNPK
type = Public
owner =
operator = Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)
city-served = Pokhara, Nepal
location =
elevation-f = 2,712
elevation-m = 827
website =
metric-rwy = y
r1-number = 04/22
r1-length-m = 1,433
r1-length-f = 4,701
r1-surface = Asphalt
footnotes = Sources: CAAN [ [http://www.caanepal.org.np/pokhara_airport.htm Pokhara Airport] at Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal] and DAFIF WAD|VNPK|source=DAFIF] GCM|PKR|source=DAFIF]

Pokhara Airport airport codes|PKR|VNPK, is a regional airport serving Pokhara in Nepal. The airport was established July 4, 1958 and is operated by the government (Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal). It offers regular connections to Kathmandu, Jomsom and seasonal connections to Manang.

Airlines and destinations

*Cosmic Air (Jomsom, Kathmandu)
*Nepal Airlines (Kathmandu) [http://www.farecompare.com/flights/Pokhara-PKR/city.html Pokhara destinations] from FareCompare.com]
*Yeti Airlines (Kathmandu)
*Buddha Air (Kathmandu)

Airport Contact

#0097761520538

Incidents and accidents

*6 November 1997 - A Necon Air Avro 748-100 (9N-ACM), after a flight from Kathmandu, suffered a hydraulic system failure after landing at Pokhara Airport and ran off the runway. The pilot steered the plane back on the runway after 100m, but it ran onto the ramp and struck another Avro 748 (9N-ACW) of Nepal Airways), which was parked engineless. There were no fatalities among the 44 passengers and 4 crew. [ [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19971106-0 Aviation Safety Network] retrieved 18 November 2006]
*22 August 2002 - A Shangri-La Air De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300, on a flight from Jomsom to Pokhara, crashed into a hill which was under complete cloud cover following 3 days of continuous rain. All 3 crew and 15 passengers were killed. [ [http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20020822-0 Aviation Safety Network] retrieved 19 November 2006]

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