Sanphebagar Airport
Airport
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Sanphebagar Airport (IATA: FEB, ICAO: VNSR) is a domestic airport located in Sanphebagar serving Achham District, a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal.
Sanphebagar Airport साँफेबगर विमानस्थल | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Sanphebagar, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,955 ft (596 m) | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°14′0″N 081°13′0″E | ||||||||||
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  Sanphebagar Airport Location of airport in Nepal | |||||||||||
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History
In 1967, the Airport was first constructed only having a Grass/Clay runway. It came into operation in 1975.
In February 2002, the terminal building and the airport's control tower[5] was destroyed in a Maoist attack. It was restored and upgraded and reopened for operations in 2018.[6][7]
Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of 1,955 feet (596 m) above mean sea level. Since the renovation of the airport in 2018, the airport has one asphalt runway which is 530 metres (1,739 ft) in length.[4]
Airlines and destinations
Currently, there are no scheduled services to and from Sanphebagar Airport. In 2019, Nepal Airlines briefly operated routes to Nepalgunj.[8]
