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]
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
Serves | Bharatpur, Nepal Chitwan National Park | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 600 ft / 183 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°34′38″N 84°13′44″E / 27.57722°N 84.22889°E | ||||||||||
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Meghauli Airport Location of airport in Nepal | |||||||||||
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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]
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]
As of 2022, there are no scheduled services to and from Meghauli Airport.[3] Previously Nepal Airlines operated routes to Kathmandu.[8]