Meghauli Airport | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Meghauli, Nepal | ||||||||||
| 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 (IATA: MEY, ICAO: VNMG) is a domestic airport located in Meghauli,[1] Bharatpur serving Chitwan National Park in Bagmati Pradesh in Nepal. The airport is one of two airports in the vicinity of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, the other one being Bharatpur Airport.[1]
History
The airfield was built in 1961, when Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip visited Chitwan.[3] In 1982, the first Elephant polo world cup was played on the airfield.[4] After being closed for several years, the airport reopened in 2016 for charter operations and from 2017 Nepal Airlines carried out scheduled operations again.[5][6]
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
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Nepal Airlines | Kathmandu[7] |
Incidents and accidents
- 25 April 1996 – Royal Nepal Airlines BAe 748 Series 2B (9N-ABR) overran the runway at Meghauli Airport, after a flight from Kathmandu, when landing in rain on the grass airstrip. The aircraft ran across some ditches, causing the nose gear to collapse. None of the 4 crew and 27 passengers were injured.[8]
References
- ^ a b c d Airport information for Meghauli, Nepal (VNMG / MEY) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Meghauli Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Meghauli Airport resumes operation". The Kathmandu Post. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Final whistle for elephant polo in Nepal after 35 years". China Daily. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "Flight operation resumes in Meghauli Airport after 5 years". Aviation Nepal. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "NAC to fly 3 times weekly to Meghauli". The Kathmandu Post. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "NAC to commence Regular Flights to Meghauli and Taplejung from Nov 29". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ^ "Accident description". ASN. Retrieved 16 December 2017.