Meghauli Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Nepal
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal
ServesBharatpur, Nepal
Chitwan National Park
Elevation AMSL600 ft / 183 m
Coordinates27°34′38″N 84°13′44″E / 27.57722°N 84.22889°E / 27.57722; 84.22889
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Meghauli Airport is located in Nepal
Meghauli Airport
Meghauli Airport
Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
08/26 1,085 3,560 Grass
Source:[1][2]

Meghauli Airport (IATA: MEY, ICAO: VNMG) is a domestic airport located in Meghauli,[1] Bharatpur serving Chitwan National Park in Bagmati Province in Nepal. The airport is the older of two airports in Bharatpur, the other one being Bharatpur Airport.[3]

History

The airfield was built in 1961, when Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited Chitwan.[4] In 1982, the first Elephant polo world cup was played on the airfield.[5] After being closed for several years, the airport reopened in 2016 for charter operations and from 2017 to 2020, Nepal Airlines carried out scheduled operations again.[6][7]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 600 feet (183 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) in length.[1]

Airlines and destinations

As of 2022, there are no scheduled services to and from Meghauli Airport.[3] Previously Nepal Airlines operated routes to Kathmandu.[8]

Incidents and accidents

References

  1. ^ a b c Airport information for Meghauli, Nepal (VNMG / MEY) at Great Circle Mapper.
  2. ^ "Meghauli Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b Kandel, Surya Prakash (11 March 2020). "Locals take initiative to reopen Meghauli Airport". República. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Meghauli Airport resumes operation". The Kathmandu Post. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ^ Prasain, Sangam; Poudel, Nabin (3 December 2017). "Responsible Tourism: Curtain comes down on elephant polo after 35 years". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 26 February 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. ^ Anurup, Pathak (9 November 2016). "Flight operation resumes in Meghauli Airport after 5 years". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ^ "NAC to fly 3 times weekly to Meghauli". The Kathmandu Post. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ^ Shrestha, Biju (23 November 2017). "NAC to commence Regular Flights to Meghauli and Taplejung from Nov 29". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Accident description". ASN. Retrieved 16 December 2017.

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