Rara Airport

Rara Airport (ICAO: VNRR), also known as Talcha Airport, is a domestic airport located in Chhayanath Rara serving Rara National Park in Karnali Pradesh in Nepal.[1]

Rara Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Nepal
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal
ServesChhayanath Rara and Rara National Park, Nepal
Coordinates29°31′20″N 082°08′49″E
Map
Rara Airport
Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
18/36 570 1,870 Asphalt
Source:[1][2][3]

History

The airport was constructed in 1975 but was only blacktopped in 2015.[4]

Airlines and destinations
AirlinesDestinations
Nepal Airlines Nepalgunj[5]
Sita Air Nepalgunj[6]
Summit Air Birendranagar, Nepalgunj[7]
Tara Air Nepalgunj[8]

Accidents and incidents
  • On 26 May 2010, a Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter took off from Birendranagar Airport in Surkhet, heading for Rara Airport with 18 passengers and 3 crew on board. At 10 am, the aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Birendranagar Airport, after its cabin door suddenly opened five minutes after take-off. Tara Air officials said that the cabin attendant managed to lock the door immediately after it opened, to avert any possible mishaps.[9]
  • On 21 November 2011, a Makalu Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan took off from Surkhet Airport, en route to Rara Airport. Upon touchdown at Rara, the aircraft skidded off the runway and hit a rock, damaging the front of the aircraft—four of the 11 occupants were injured.[3][10]

References
  1. "Rara Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. "Raaika Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd". Raaikatours.com. 16 August 2003. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  3. "ASN Aircraft accident 21-NOV-2011 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 9N-AJM". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  4. "Talcha Airport: Dangerous yet astonishing". República. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. "Domestic Schedule". Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  6. "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  7. "Network-of-Summit-Air". Summit Air. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  8. "Tara Air – Biggest Airline in Nepalese Mountains - Helping Develop the Rural Nepal". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  9. Nepalnews.com, accessed 6 December 2010
  10. "Makalu aircraft crash-lands in Mugu airport; no casualties". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2012.


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