Simara Airport

Simara Airport
सिमरा विमानस्थल
IATA: SIF – ICAO: VNSI
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner CAAN
Operator Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN)
Serves Pipara Simara, Nepal
Elevation AMSL 450 ft / 137 m
Coordinates 27°09′34″N 084°58′48″E / 27.15944°N 84.98000°E / 27.15944; 84.98000
Map
SIF

Location of airport in Nepal

Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
01/19 1,192 3,911 Asphalt
Sources: CAAN [1] and DAFIF [2][3]

Simara Airport (Nepali: सिमरा विमानस्थल) (IATA: SIF, ICAO: VNSI) is an airport serving Pipara Simara in Nepal. It is also the clostest airport to Birgunj, Nepal's third biggest City. The airport was established July 4, 1958 and is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal.[1]

The airport is capable to handle aircraft from the Nepalese Army Air Service.

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Buddha Air Kathmandu [4]
Nepal Airlines Kathmandu [5]

See also

List of airports in Nepal

References

Buddha Air Beechcraft 1900 D at Simara Airport
  1. 1 2 Simara Airport at Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
  2. ↑ Airport information for VNSI at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.Source: DAFIF.
  3. ↑ Airport information for SIF at Great Circle Mapper. Source: DAFIF (effective October 2006).
  4. ↑ "Flight schedule". Buddha Air. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
  5. ↑ http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-12-06/nac-to-resume-simara-taplejung-flights.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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