Tumlingtar Airport
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Tumlingtar Airport तुम्लिङ्ग्टार विमानस्थल | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Tumlingtar, Sankhuwasabha District, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,700 ft / 518 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°18′54″N 087°11′36″E / 27.31500°N 87.19333°E | ||||||||||
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  Tumlingtar Airport Location of airport in Nepal | |||||||||||
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Tumlingtar Airport (IATA: TMI, ICAO: VNTR) is a domestic airport located in Tumlingtar[1] serving Sankhuwasabha District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway to Makalu Barun National Park.[2]
This airport was first conceptualized to provide air transport facilities to inaccessible areas of Mechi, Koshi and Sagarmatha zones.[3] In 1965, the land for Tumlingtar airport was acquired from the Kumals living in the Valley.[4] Airport was initially built with a runway length of 3300 ft designed for DC-3s.[5] A budget of NPR 2,60,000 was allocated for the fiscal year of 1971-72 for the purpose of construction of the fair weather airport.[5] The airport started operations on 01 October, 1972.[2]
Facilities
The airport is situated at an elevation of 1,700 feet (518 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in length.[1]
