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Jomsom Airport is located adjacent to the Kali Gandaki River at the northern end of the Kali Gandaki Gorge. The airport resides at an elevation of 8,976 feet (2,736 m) above mean sea level. [1] [3] It has one asphalt paved runway designated 06/24 which measures 2,424 by 66 feet (739 m × 20 m).
This is a list of airports in Nepal, sorted by location. The oldest of the country's three international airports, and the hub of air services in the country, is Tribhuvan International Airport , which serves the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolitan city of Kathmandu .
Pokhara Airport will be gradually replaced by Nepal's third international airport, Pokhara International Airport, in 2023. [4] While most operations were transferred to the new airport on 1 January 2023, the STOL (short takeoff and landing) operations to Jomsom are still operated from this airport. [5]
This is a list of the world's highest civilian airports, situated at a minimum elevation of 2,500 m (8,202 ft) above mean sea level. Airport name City or region served
The airport is Nepal's third international airport and officially began operations on 1 January 2023, [3] with STOL-operations to Jomsom still being operated from the old airport. [4] The airport is expected to handle up to one million passengers per year, [5] but as of 2024 there have not been any regular international flights.
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Nepal Airlines serves 10 international destinations with its two Airbus A320 from its hub at Tribhuvan International Airport. Nepal Airlines acquired two Airbus A330-200 jets in 2018. With these four jets added to the fleet, the airline plans to expand its international destinations further to locations like Beijing , Saudi Arabia , Seoul ...
The area around Jomsom is a perfect place to find fossilised ammonites, known locally as Shaligram, which are found all along the upper reaches of the Kali Gandaki. [3] Most of the route along the Jomsom trek forms part of the Annapurna circuit and Annapurna foothill treks. The usual starting point is Naya Pul on the Pokhara to Baglung road and ...