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Rukum Chaurjahari Airport
  • ICAO: VNCJ
  • Summary
    Airport typePublic
    OwnerGovernment of Nepal
    OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal
    Elevation AMSL2,460 ft / 762 m
    Coordinates28°37′38N 082°11′39E / 28.62722°N 82.19417°E / 28.62722; 82.19417
    Map
    Chaurjahari Airport is located in Nepal
    Chaurjahari Airport

    Chaurjahari Airport

    Location of airport in Nepal

    Runways
    Direction Length Surface
    m ft
    03/21 600 1,969 Asphalt

    Source:[1][2]

    Rukum Chaurjahari Airport (IATA: RUK, ICAO: VNCJ) is a domestic airport located in Chaurjahari serving Western Rukum District, a district in Karnali ProvinceinNepal.[1]

    History

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    The airport started operations on 24 September 1973.[2] The airport was renovated and the runway blacktopped in 2014 after previously only having a grass/clay runway.[3] After not having scheduled services for several years, Nepal Airlines resumed services from the airport in 2018.[4]

    Facilities

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    The airport resides at an elevation of 2,460 feet (750 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 600 metres (1,969 ft) in length.[1]

    Airlines and destinations

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    Since the early 2020s,[when?] there are no scheduled services to and from Chaurjahari Airport. Previously Nepal Airlines operated routes to Kathmandu and Nepalgunj.[5]

    References

    [edit]
  • ^ a b "Rukum Chaurjahari Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  • ^ "Renovated Salle Airport awaits regular flights". República. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  • ^ "Chaurjahari Airport comes into operation after a one and half years". Aviation Nepal. 24 October 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
  • ^ "Domestic Flight Schedule". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  • [edit]
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