Bharatpur Airport
Bharatpur Airport () s a domestic airport located in Bharatpur serving Chitwan District, a district in Bagmati Province in Nepal. The airport is one of two airports in the vicinity of Bharatpur Metropolitan City, the other one being Meghauli Airport. It is the country's 4th busiest airport, as it is the main tourist gateway to Chitwan National Park, and is growing fast in terms of aircraft and passenger traffic. History. This airport was built as part of the resettlement and malaria control program in the Chitwan Valley, with the assistance of the Government of the United States of  America. The airport was built in 1958 and the first passenger flight landed at the airport on 5 March 1965. From 1981 to 1985, the airport was shut down due political instabilities in Southern Nepal. In 2005, a new terminal was built and the 1158-metre runway was paved to enable medium-sized aircraft. A proposal for further expansion to provide additional services and expand land coverage was passed in 2019. Facilities. The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway, which measures .