Mahendranagar_Airport Knowpia

Mahendranagar Airport
Mahendranagar Airport
	IATA: XMG; ICAO: VNMN;
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Nepal
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Serves	Mahendranagar, Nepal
Elevation AMSL	650 ft / 198 m
Coordinates	28°57′48″N 80°08′53″E / 28.96333°N 80.14806°E
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	Mahendranagar Airport Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
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Mahendranagar Airport (IATA: XMG, ICAO: VNMN) is a domestic airport located in Mahendranagar^[1] serving Kanchanpur District, a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal. It is the main tourist gateway to Shuklaphanta National Park.^[2]

History edit

The airport started operations on 30 December 1973,^[2] but has been out of operation since 1999 and has turned into a grazing field for animals.^[3]

The airport resides at an elevation of 650 feet (198 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 884 metres (2,900 ft) in length.^[1]

Currently, there are no scheduled services to and from Mahendranagar Airport.

^ ^a ^b ^c Airport information for Mahendranagar, Nepal (VNMN / XMG) at Great Circle Mapper.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Mahendranagar Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
^ Bhatta, Rajendra. "Airport turns into grazing ground for cattle". República. Retrieved 1 July 2020.