Bajura Airport (IATA: BJU, ICAO: VNBR) is a domestic airport located in Budhinanda serving Bajura District,[1] a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal.[2]
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Bajura, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Location | Budhinanda, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Opened | 1 October 1984 | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 4,300 ft / 1,311 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 29°30′N 81°40′E / 29.500°N 81.667°E | ||||||||||
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Facilities
editThe airport resides at an elevation of 4,300 feet (1,311 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 520 metres (1,706 ft) in length.[1]
Airlines and destinations
edit| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Nepal Airlines | Dhangadhi,[3] Nepalgunj[4] |
| Sita Air | Nepalgunj[5] |
| Summit Air | Birendranagar, Nepalgunj[6] |
| Tara Air | Nepalgunj[7] |
Incidents and accidents
edit- On 30 May 2017, a Nepalese Army Air Service PZL M28 Skytruck crashed at Bajura Airport while its pilot was trying to land the aircraft. The cargo airplane was supposed to land at Simikot Airport in Humla district. However, bad weather condition forced the pilot to divert towards Bajura. The pilot of the aircraft died while two others were injured.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Airport information for Bajura, Nepal (VNBR / BJU) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ "Bajura Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "NAC resumes flights to Bajhang, Achham and Doti". Online Khabar. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ^ "Schedule Effective from 15 May, 2010 to 30 October, 2010". Nepal Airlines. Archived from the original on 19 July 2010. Retrieved 8 June 2010.
- ^ "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Network-of-Summit-Air". Summit Air. Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ Scheduled Flights Archived 13 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Taraair.com.
- ^ "Pilot killed, 2 injured as NA cargo airplane crashes in Bajura". myrepublica.com. Retrieved 2 April 2018.