Simikot Airport
Simikot Airport is a domestic airport located in Simikot serving Humla District, a district in Karnali Pradesh in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway on the Nepalese side to the Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. As road access in this area of Nepal is weak, the airport facilitates travel in the whole district of Humla.Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway which is in length. The runway has recently been improved and extended with more infrastructure being built.
As a result of this construction the parking facilities and terminals also have seen some improvement. Pilgrims and Trekkers bound for Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash in China's Tibet Autonomous Region fly into Simikot and proceed to the international border at Hilsa on foot
or by helicopter.
