Air Kasthamandap

Air Kasthamandap Pvt. Ltd. was an airline based in Nepal which started operations in 2009. It had its headquarters in Kathmandu and operated scheduled and charter flights and cargo flights in Western Nepal.

Air Kasthamandap
IATA ICAO Callsign
Founded2009
Ceased operations2017
AOC #051/2009[1]
HubsNepalgunj Airport, Surkhet Airport
HeadquartersKathmandu, Nepal
Key peoplePradeep Shrestha (CEO)[2]

History

Air Kasthamandap started operations in 2009 with two brand new PAC P-750 XSTOL aircraft.[3] In June 2017, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal revoked Air Kasthamandap's Air operator's certificate.[4]

Destinations

Air Kasthamandap regularly served the following destinations on passenger or cargo service. These were cancelled either at the closure of operations or before:[5][6][7]

DestinationAirportNotesRefs.
BajuraBajura Airport
BirendranagarSurkhet AirportHub
DolpaDolpa Airport
JumlaJumla Airport
KathmanduTribhuvan International Airport
LuklaTenzing-Hillary Airport
NepalgunjNepalgunj AirportHub
ManthaliRamechhap Airport[8]
RaraTalcha Airport
SimikotSimikot Airport

Fleet

At the time of closure, Air Kasthamandap operated the following aircraft:[9]

Air Kasthamandap Fleet
AircraftIn fleetNotes
PAC P-750 XSTOL3

Accidents and incidents

References

  1. "Civil Aviation Report 2010" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Why Are Most Domestic Airlines Running In Loss?". New Business Age. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. "About Air Kasthmandap". Air Kasthmandap. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. "AOC of Air Kasthamandap cancelled". Tourism Mail. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. "Air Kasthamandap". The Himalayan Times. October 29, 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. "Projects". Air Kasthamandap. Archived from the original on 29 February 2016.
  7. "Flight Statistics". Archived from the original on 29 February 2016.
  8. "Locals appeal to re-operate domestic flights from Ramechhap Airport". Aviation Nepal. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  9. "AIR KASTHAMANDAP - FLEET". Planelogger. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. "Air Kasthamandap crash-lands in Kalikot; Captain, co-pilot killed". kathmandupost.ekantipur.com. Retrieved 2016-05-31.


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