Sagarmatha Airport
Sagarmatha Airport | |
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| Airport type | Public |
| Owner | Government Of Nepal |
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) |
| Coordinates | 26°44′58″N 86°45′52″E / 26.7495170°N 86.7643292°E / 26.7495170; 86.7643292 |
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  Sagarmatha Airport Location within Nepal | |
Sagarmatha Airport is an airport under construction in Province No. 1 of Nepal. The proposal is to build an airport in Jogidaha, Gaighat in Udayapur District. The proposed airport was scheduled to be completed within three years and set to open in December 2022.[1][2] The runway is planned to be 60m x 2000 m.[3]
Development
The concept of constructing an airport in Udayapur District was first developed in 1974, however was not developed on until 2019.[4]
13,637 trees in the area would have to been cut down, as Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has allocated Rs 6.5 million for the construction of the airport in the current fiscal year.[when?][5]
70% of the trees in the area has been cut until November 2022.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Construction of Sagarmatha Airport to begin soon". Himalayan Times. 21 April 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Triyuga Municipality proposes river land for Sagarmatha Airport". República. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Sagarmatha Airport (CAPA center for aviation)". Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Udayapur revives airport plan". República. 17 December 2019. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "About 14,000 trees being cut down for sagarmatha Airport". Tourism Mail. 1 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "70 per cent trees cut down for construction of Sagarmatha Domestic Airport". The Rising Nepal. 16 November 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
Further
- Udayapur revives airport plan
- Constructing Sagarmatha Airport (in Nepali)
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| Domestic | |
| Under construction |
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| Defunct | |
