Baglung Airport
Airport in Nepal
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Baglung Airport (IATA: BGL, ICAO: VNBL), also known as Balewa Airport, is a domestic airport serving Baglung, a municipality located in the western region of Gandaki Province of Nepal.[3]
History
Baglung Airport was originally opened in 1973 but ceased to operate after road access to Pokhara was established in 1992.[4] On 14 January 2018, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, airline companies and the Baglung municipality signed an agreement to reopen the airport.[5] On 14 March 2018, Tara Air conducted its test flight to the airport, officially reopening it 26 years after its closure.[6]
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevation of 3,320 feet (1,012 m) above mean sea level. It has one grass/clay runway which is 608 metres (1,995 ft) in length.[1]
Airlines and destinations
Since the early 2020s,[when?] there are no scheduled services to and from Baglung Airport. Previously Nepal Airlines operated routes to Kathmandu.[7]