Sita Air
Destinations
Table:
City

Airport

Notes

Refs

Bajura
Bajura Airport

Chainpur
Bajhang Airport
Terminated
[10]

Chandannath
Jumla Airport

Chaurjahari
Chaurjahari Airport
Terminated
[11]

Dhangadhi
Dhangadhi Airport
Terminated
[12]

Janakpur
Janakpur Airport
Terminated
[13]

Jomsom
Jomsom Airport

Juphal
Dolpa Airport

Kathmandu
Tribhuvan International Airport
Hub

Lukla
Tenzing–Hillary Airport

Manthali
Ramechhap Airport
Seasonal

Nepalgunj
Nepalgunj Airport

Phaplu
Phaplu Airport
Seasonal

Pokhara
Pokhara Airport

Rara
Talcha Airport

Simikot
Simikot Airport

Tulsipur
Dang Airport
Terminated
[14]

Tumlingtar
Tumlingtar Airport
Seasonal

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Bajura District ( Nepali : बाजुरा जिल्ला Listen ( help·info ) ) , a part of Sudurpashchim Pradesh , is one of the seventy-seven districts of Nepal . The district , with Martadi ( today part of Badimalika Municipality ) as its district headquarters , covers an area of 2,188 km2 ( 845 sq mi ) and had a population of 108,781 in 2001 and 134,912 in 2011 . The district has nine municipalities , 9 Ilakas [ further explanation needed ] and 1 constituency areas . The district is situated in Longitude between 81° 10′ 20″ to 81° 48′ 27″ East and Latitude 29° 16′ 21″ to 29° 56′ 56″ North . Geographically the district is divided in three distinct regions from north to south viz . Higher Himalayan Region , Higher Mountain and mid - Mountains . The Higher Himalayan region comprises Saipal Himalayan range ; High Mountain region comprises Doha Lekh and Ghori Lekh . Similarly , Mid-Mountain range comprises different ranges of mountains e.g . Badimalika Temple . The District has started from 300m to 6400m in height . The annual rainfall is about 13,433 mm and temperatures vary from 0 °C to 40 °C . The livelihood of more than 80% of the district population depends on agriculture farming , mainly small scale livestock .
Bajura Airport ( IATA : BJU , ICAO : VNBR ) is an airport serving Bajura District , a district in Sudurpashchim Pradesh in Nepal .
Chainpur is an ancient town in Jaya Prithvi Municipality and headquarters of Bajhang District in the Seti Zone of north-western Nepal . The formerly Village Development Committee was merged to form new municipality from 18 May 2014 . At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 4,143 and had 759 houses in the village . It has a grass runway in town with limited flights . From 1990-2002 the Peace Corps operated in Chainpur .
Bajhang Airport ( IATA : BJH , ICAO : VNBG ) is an airport located in Jaya Prithvi Municipality serving the district of Bajhang , in Sudurpashchim Pradesh in western Nepal . It was originally opened in October 1976 but ceased to operate after road access to the district headquarter Chainpur was established in 2008 . There are plans to reopen the airport after the runway is blacktopped , which is due to be done by 2020 .
Chandannath is a municipality in Jumla District in the Karnali province of Nepal . The municipality was established on 18 May 2014 by merging the existing Mahat Gaun , Talium , Kartik Swami ( Jumla ) , and Chandannath village development committees ( VDCs ) . At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 5,842 persons living in 1,000 individual households .
Jumla Airport ( IATA : JUM , ICAO : VNJL ) is an airport serving Jumla , the capital of the Jumla District in Karnali Pradesh in Nepal . The airport is able to handle aircraft from the Nepalese Army Air Service .
Chaurjahari is a Municipality in West Rukum District in Karnali province of Nepal that was established in 2015 through the merging the two former Village development committees Bijayaswori and Kotjahari . It lies on the bank of Sani Bheri River . At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 27,438 people living in 5,422 individual households .
Rukum Chaurjahari Airport ( IATA : RUK , ICAO : VNCJ ) is an airport serving Chaurjahari , a municipality located in Western Rukum District of Karnali province of Nepal . The airport was renovated and the runway blacktopped in 2014 after previously only having a grass/clay runway .
Dhangadhi ( Nepali : धनगढी ) is a sub-metropolitan city and the district headquarters of Kailali District in Sudurpashchim Pradesh of Nepal . It shares a border with Uttar Pradesh , India in the south , Godawari and Gauriganga Municipality in the North , Kailari Rural Municipality in the east and Kanchanpur District in the west . Dhangadhi is a sub-metropolis divided into 19 wards . It has a population of about 147,181 and thus is the 10th biggest city of Nepal . It has an area of 261.75 km2 . It is one of the major cities of far-western region of Nepal along with Bhimdatta . Dhangadhi was established in 1976 . It became the first sub-metropolitan city in the far-west after it was upgraded to a sub-metropolis from municipality status on 18 September 2015 as the village development committees Fulbari and Urma were merged into Dhangadhi .
Dhangadhi Airport ( IATA : DHI , ICAO : VNDH ) is an airport serving Dhangadhi , the district headquarters of the Kailali District in the Seti Zone in Nepal . The airport is located at Attariya Municipality Ward no.11 which is 3 km far from Dhangadhi city and 10 km from Attariya Chowk . This airport is also being upgraded to an international airport , being Nepal 's fourth international airport .
Janakpur ( Nepali pronunciation : [ dʒəŋɑkpʊr ] Nepali : जनकपुर ) is a sub-metropolitan city in Dhanusa District of Province No . 2 of Nepal . The city is a centre for religious and cultural tourism . It has been declared as the temporary capital for Province no . 2 until Province Assembly votes for a permanent capital . This city , also known as Janakpurdham , was founded in the early 18th century . According to oral tradition , an earlier city existed in the area , also known as Janakpurdham , which was the capital of the Videha dynasty that ruled Mithila region in the ancient times . The city is located about 225 km ( 140 mi ) south-east of Kathmandu . As of 2015 , the city had a population of 173,924 making it the largest Sub-Metropolitan city of Nepal . Janakpur is currently the third largest city in the Terai ( after Biratnagar and Birgunj ) and the seventh largest in Nepal . Nepal Railways used to operate between Janakpur and India .
Janakpur Airport ( IATA : JKR , ICAO : VNJP ) is an airport serving Janakpur , a city in Mithila region of Nepal and the administrative headquarters of the Dhanusa District in Province No . 2 in Nepal .
Jomsom ( Nepali : जोमसोम ) , also known as Dzong-Sampa or New Fort , [ citation needed ] is the centre of Gharpajhong Gaunpalika and former independent village development committee at an altitude of about 2,700 m in Mustang District , Nepal . It extends over both the banks of the Kali Gandaki River . Along the banks of Kali Gandaki river , black rocks or stones called shaligram in the Hindu culture can be found , which locals see as the form of God Vishnu . [ citation needed ] This type of stone is only found in this Kali Gandaki River but people are unknown about it so , it is holy to the Hindus . The soaring peaks of Dhaulagiri and Nilgiri form a backdrop . As the district headquarters , it is primarily an administrative and commercial center with government officials and merchants rubbing shoulders with the local residents of the region , known as Thakalis . A company of the Nepalese Army is stationed here . Nearby is Jomsom Airport from where there are regular flights .
Jomsom Airport ( IATA : JMO , ICAO : VNJS ) is a STOL airport located on the bank of the Kali Gandaki River serving Jomsom , a town in the Mustang District of Gandaki Province in Nepal . It serves as the gateway to the Mustang District that includes Jomsom , Kagbeni , Tangbe , and Lo Manthang , and Muktinath temple , which is a popular pilgrimage for Nepalis and Indians . The airport is capable of handling aircraft from the Nepalese Army Air Service .
Juphal is a village and former Village Development Committee that is now part of Thuli Bheri Municipality in Nepal . The 1991 Nepal census counted 1,513 persons in 300 households .
Dolpa Airport ( IATA : DOP , ICAO : VNDP ) ( sometimes referred to as Juphal Airport ) is an airport located in Juphal , Thuli Bheri that serves the whole of Dolpa District , in Karnali Pradesh in Nepal . It is the only airport of the district .
Kathmandu ( /ˌkætmænˈduː/ ; Nepali : काठमाडौं , Nepali pronunciation : [ ˌkɑʈʰmɑɳˈɖuː ] ) is the capital and largest metropolis of Nepal , with a population of around 2.5 million . Kathmandu Valley is growing at 4 percent per year according to World Bank in 2010 , one of the fastest-growing metropolitan areas in South Asia , and the first region in Nepal to face the unprecedented challenges of rapid urbanization and modernization at a metropolitan scale . Kathmandu , also known as the city of temples , with one of the oldest Pagodas known as Pashupatinath Temple , stands at an elevation of approximately 1,400 metres ( 4,600 feet ) above sea level in the bowl-shaped Kathmandu Valley in central Nepal . The valley is historically termed as Nepal Mandala and has been the home of Newar people , a cosmopolitan urban civilization in the Himalayas foothills . The city was the royal capital of the Kingdom of Nepal and hosts palaces , mansions and gardens of the Nepalese aristocracy . It has been home to the headquarters of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ( SAARC ) since 1985 . Today , it is the seat of government of the Nepalese republic established in 2008 and is part of the Bagmati province . Kathmandu is and has been for many years the centre of Nepal 's history , art , culture , and economy . It has a multi-ethnic population within a Hindu and Buddhist majority . It is also the home of the Newars . Religious and cultural festivities form a major part of the lives of people residing in Kathmandu . Tourism is an important part of the economy .
Tribhuvan International Airport ( Nepali : त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल ) ( IATA : KTM , ICAO : VNKT ) is an international airport in Kathmandu , Nepal , located in the Kathmandu Valley about 5 kilometres ( 3.1 mi ) from the city center of Kathmandu . The airport has served as an airfield since 1949 , and was inaugurated in 1955 by King Mahendra of Nepal . It received its current name in 1964 . Originally a grass runway , it was re-laid in concrete in 1957 and has been extended several times . The first jet aircraft landed at Tribhuvan in 1967 and regular jet operations commenced in 1972 . It is the sole international airport in Nepal . Having one domestic and one international terminal , the airport serves as a hub for several Nepalese airlines and over 30 international airlines connect Nepal to destinations in Asia and the Middle East . Due to severe traffic congestion and the airport running out of its maximum capacity , the government of Nepal decided to construct more international airports , notably , Nijgadh International Airport , Pokhara International Airport and Gautam Buddha Airport .
Airline hubs or hub airports are used by one or more airlines to concentrate passenger traffic and flight operations at a given airport . They serve as transfer ( or stop-over ) points to get passengers to their final destination . [ a ] [ b ] It is part of the hub-and-spoke system . An airline operates flights from several non-hub ( spoke ) cities to the hub airport , and passengers traveling between spoke cities need to connect through the hub . This paradigm creates economies of scale that allow an airline to serve ( via an intermediate connection ) city-pairs that could otherwise not be economically served on a non-stop basis . This system contrasts with the point-to-point model , in which there are no hubs and nonstop flights are instead offered between spoke cities . Hub airports also serve origin and destination ( O & D ) traffic .
Lukla ( Nepali : लुक्ला ) is a small town in the Khumbu Pasanglhamu rural municipality of the Solukhumbu District in the Province No . 1 of north-eastern Nepal . Situated at 2,860 metres ( 9,383 ft ) , it is a popular place for visitors to the Himalayas near Mount Everest to arrive . Although Lukla means place with many goats and sheep , few are found in the area nowadays . Lukla contains a small airport servicing the region , and a variety of shops and lodges catering to tourists and trekkers , providing western-style meals and trail supplies . From Lukla , travellers will take two days to reach the village Namche Bazaar , an altitude acclimatization stop for those continuing on . In August 2014 , the Nepalese government announced plans to open the first tarmac road from Kathmandu to Lukla .
Tenzing-Hillary Airport ( IATA : LUA , ICAO : VNLK ) , also known as Lukla Airport , is a small airport in the town of Lukla , in Khumbu , Solukhumbu District , Province No . 1 , eastern Nepal . A program titled Most Extreme Airports , broadcast on The History Channel in 2010 , rated the airport as the most dangerous airport in the world for over 20 years . The airport is popular because Lukla is the place where most people start the climb to Mount Everest Base Camp . There are daily flights between Lukla and Kathmandu during daylight hours in good weather . Although the flying distance is short , rain commonly occurs in Lukla while the sun is shining brightly in Kathmandu . High winds , cloud cover , and changing visibility often mean flights can be delayed or the airport closed . The airport is contained within a chain-link fence and patrolled by the Nepali armed police or civil police around the clock .
Manthali is a municipality and the headquarter of Ramechhap District in Bagmati Pradesh of Nepal that was established on 2 December 2014 by merging the former Village development committees Old-Manthali , Bhatauli , Chisapani , Kathjor , Bhaluwajor , Salupati and Sunarpani . It was declared the headquarters of the district in 9 March 1989 ( 26 Falgun 2045 BS ) . [ citation needed ] It lies on the bank of Tamakoshi River . At the time of the 2011 Nepal census it had a population of 45,416 people living in 10,099 individual households .
Ramechhap Airport ( IATA : RHP , ICAO : VNRC ) is a domestic airport serving the municipality of Manthali , the district headquarters of Ramechhap District located in the Tamakoshi River valley in Province No . 3 in Nepal
Nepalgunj ( [ nepaːlɡəndʒ ] ) , also spelled Nepalganj , is a Sub-Metropolitan City in Banke District , Nepal . It lies on the Terai plains near the southern border with Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh , India . Nepalgunj is 153 kilometers south-west of Ghorahi and 16 km south of Kohalpur . Former Village Development Committee : Udayapur , Bhawaniyapur , Piprahawa , Jaispur , Paraspur , Indrapur , Khaskarkado , Bashudevpur , Manikapur and Puraina were added to territory in order to make it Sub metropolitan city on 2071 Paush 28 and later Puraini was also added in list on 2072 Paush 21 . Further , while restructuring of local levels nationwide , ward no . 23 ( former Indrapur VDC ) was taken out to Janaki Rural Municipality and ward no . 7 of Hirminiya VDC was added to Nepalgunj .
Nepalgunj Airport ( IATA : KEP , ICAO : VNNG ) is an airport serving Nepalgunj , a sub-Metropolitan city in Banke District of Province No . 5 in Nepal . The airport is capable of handling aircraft from the Nepalese Army Air Service . There are plans by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal to promote the airport to an international airport and establishing immigration , customs and quarantine facilities .
Phaphlu is a mountainous town in north-east Nepal , approximately 270 kilometres east of the Nepalese capital , Kathmandu .
Phaplu Airport ( IATA : PPL , ICAO : VNPL ) is an airport located in the village of Phaplu in Solu Dudhkunda , the district headquarter of Solukhumbu District of Province No . 1 in Nepal .
Pokhara ( Nepali : पोखरा , Nepali pronunciation : [ /po ( ʊ ) kʰərɑ/ ] ) is a metropolitan city in Nepal , which serves as the capital of Gandaki Pradesh . It is the country 's second largest city in terms of both population and area . The city also serves as the headquarters of Kaski District . Pokhara is located 200 kilometres ( 120 miles ) west of the capital , Kathmandu . The altitude varies from 827 metres ( 2,713 feet ) in the southern part to 1,740 metres ( 5,710 feet ) in the north . The Annapurna Range , with three out of the ten highest mountains in the world - Dhaulagiri , Annapurna I and Manaslu - is within 15-35 mi ( 24-56 km ) of the valley . Pokhara is considered the tourism capital of Nepal , being a base for trekkers undertaking the Annapurna Circuit through the Annapurna Conservation Area region of the Annapurna ranges in the Himalayas . The city is also home to many of the elite Gurkha soldiers .
Pokhara Airport ( IATA : PKR , ICAO : VNPK ) , is a regional airport serving Pokhara in Nepal . The airport was established on 4 July 1958 and is operated by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal . It offers regular connections to Kathmandu and Jomsom ; and seasonal connections to Manang . In 2011 Buddha Air , a Nepali private airline , began international flights from Pokhara to Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow , India , and has announced plans to fly to New Delhi 's Indira Gandhi International Airport in the future . The apron of the airport is relatively small and can only handle eight propeller planes at a time . Pokhara Airport is a diversion airport for the country 's main airport in Kathmandu in times of problems such as fog . Due to a short runway and crowded apron , flights must often be re-diverted to third airports with even shorter runways . Following a new agreement on air travel between India and Nepal , Pokhara is to be the site of Nepal 's second international airport , Pokhara International Airport . The airport is capable of handling aircraft from the Nepalese Army Air Service .
Rara is a form of festival music that originated in Haiti , that is used for street processions , typically during Easter Week . The music centers on a set of cylindrical bamboo trumpets called vaccine , but also features drums , maracas , güiras or güiros ( a percussion instrument ) , and metal bells , as well as sometimes also cylindrical metal trumpets which are made from recycled metal , often coffee cans . The vaccine perform repeating patterns in hocket and often strike their instruments rhythmically with a stick while blowing into them . In the modern day , standard trumpets and saxophones may also be used . The genre though predominantly Afro-based has some Taino Amerindian elements to it such as the use of güiros and maracas .
Talcha Airport ( ICAO : VNRR ) , also known as Rara Airport is an airport in Chhayanath Rara in Rara National Park in the Mugu District of Nepal . The airport was constructed in 1975 but was only blacktopped in 2015 .
Simikot is the administrative headquarters of Humla District of Karnali Zone in the mountain region of northwestern Nepal .
Simikot Airport ( IATA : IMK , ICAO : VNST ) is an airport serving Simikot , headquarter of Humla district of Karnali Pradesh in Nepal . It is the main tourist gateway on the Nepalese side to the Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar . As road access in this area of Nepal is weak , the airport facilitates travel in the whole district of Humla .
Tulsipur is a town and tehsil in the Balrampur district , Uttar Pradesh state of India .
Tarigaun Airport ( IATA : DNP , ICAO : VNDG ) , also known as Dang Airport , is an airport serving the western part of Dang Deukhuri District in Province No . 5 of western Nepal . The airport is located in Tulsipur , 2 km ( 1 mi ) south of the town center , and 23 km ( 14 mi ) west of Ghorahi , for which it is able to serve the whole district . The airport is able to handle aircraft from the Nepalese Army Air Service . [ citation needed ]
Tumlingtar ( टुम्लिङटार ) is a region and a city , in Eastern Nepal , between the Arun and Sabha Rivers in Kosi Zone Province No . 1 . It is loacated in Sankhuwasabha district . It is also the deepest valley and largest ṭār ( butte or mesa ) of Nepal . Its elevation is 285 meters .
Tumlingtar Airport ( IATA : TMI , ICAO : VNTR ) , also known as Tumling Tar Airport , is an airport serving Tumlingtar , a city in Nepal .