Phaplu Airport


Phaplu Airport is a domestic airport located in Phaplu, Solududhkunda serving Solukhumbu District, a district in Province No. 1 in Nepal.

History

The airport was opened in October 1976 and later broadened by Sir Edmund Hillary to accommodate DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal shut down the airport in 2013 in order to pave the runway. The airport reopened one year later with a full blacktopped runway.

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway which is in length.
As the airport lies within the approach of Lukla Airport, flights en route to Lukla often get diverted to Phaplu Airport.

Airlines and destinations

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