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Makalu Air
Makalu Air Pvt. Ltd is an airline based in Nepalgunj, Nepal. The company was established in 2009 and was issued an air operator's certificate by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Makalu Air provides chartered passenger and cargo services. It is banned from flying in the EU Destinations The airline serves the following destinations: Fleet The Makalu Air fleet consists of the following aircraft (as of August 2018): Accidents and incidents * On 21 November 2011 a Makalu Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan took off from Surkhet, en route to Talcha. Upon touchdown at Talcha, the aircraft skidded off the runway and hit a rock, damaging the front of the aircraft. Four of the 11 occupants were injured. * On 4 August 2016 a Makalu Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan took off from Simikot, en route to Surkhet. After experiencing engine failure whilst climbing, the aircraft was forced to land in the Karnali river. Both pilots survived uninjured. * On 16 May 2018 a Makalu Air Cessna 208B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinamangal
Sinamangal () (also Kathmandu Metropolitan City Ward 09) is a residential area of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, on the banks of Bagmati River. It borders Baneshwor and Gaucharan. Tribhuvan International Airport located in Sinamangal divides Eastern side Purano Sinamangal, Pepsicola from Western side Sinamangal both belonging to Kathmandu Metropolitan City Kathmandu () is the capital and largest city of Nepal, situated in the central part of the country within the Kathmandu Valley. As per the 2021 Nepal census, it has a population of 845,767 residing in 105,649 households, with approximately 4 mi .... One of the residential area of Kathmandu, Pepsicola Town planning is located in Purano Sinamangal. Transportation Sinamangal is served by various routes of public transportation. Sajha Yatayat and Mahanagar Yatayat run their buses along routes that connect to Sinamangal via the Ring Road, a major highway in Kathmandu. Digo Yatayat and electric Safa Tempos operate in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolpa Airport
Dolpa Airport , also known as Juphal Airport is a domestic airport located in Juphal, Thuli Bheri serving Dolpa District, a district in Karnali Province in Nepal. It is one of the two airports of the district. Dolpo Airport was established in 1978 and inaugurated by then-king Birendra Bir Bikram Shah. History The airport was upgraded in 2017, when the gravel runway was turned into a blacktopped runway. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway In aviation, a runway is an elongated, rectangular surface designed for the landing and takeoff of an aircraft. Runways may be a human-made surface (often asphalt concrete, asphalt, concrete, or a mixture of both) or a natural surface (sod, ... designated 15/33 measuring . Airlines and destinations See also * List of airports in Nepal References External links * {{authority control Airports in Nepal Dolpa District Buildings and structures in Karnali Province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airlines Of Nepal
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers or freight (cargo). Airlines use aircraft to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for codeshare agreements, in which they both offer and operate the same flight. Generally, airline companies are recognized with an air operating certificate or license issued by a governmental aviation body. Airlines may be scheduled or charter operators. The first airline was the German airship company DELAG, founded on November 16, 1909. The four oldest non-airship airlines that still exist are the Netherlands' KLM (1919), Colombia's Avianca (1919), Australia's Qantas (1920) and the Russian Aeroflot (1923). Airline ownership has seen a shift from mostly personal ownership until the 1930s to government-ownership of major airlines from the 1940s to 1980s and back to large-scale privatization following the mid-1980s. Since the 1980s, there has been a trend of major a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Airlines Of Nepal
This is a list of airlines which have a current air operator's certificate issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. All airlines are on the List of airlines banned in the European Union. This is a list of airlines currently operating in Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Mainline/International Regional/Domestic AOC Suspended Airlines * Guna Airlines * Saurya Airlines Charter airlines See also *List of defunct airlines of Nepal *List of defunct airlines of Asia *List of airports in Nepal *List of air carriers banned in the European Union Notes References {{Asia topic, List of airlines of Airlines of Nepal, Lists of airlines by country, Nepal Nepal transport-related lists, Airlines Lists of companies of Nepal, Airlines Lists of airlines of Asia, Nepal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karnali River
Karnali may refer to: Places in Nepal * Karnali Bridge, a bridge over the Karnali River in Nepal * Karnali Highway, a vital transport link in Nepal * Karnali Province, a federal province in Nepal * Karnali River also known as Ghaghara and Sarayu, a river in Nepal and India originating in the Tibetan Plateau * Karnali Zone, a former administrative zone in Nepal Other * Karnali Air, a defunct airline that operated in Nepal See also *'' Karnali Blues'', a novel written by Nepali Buddhi Sagar * Sarayu (other) * {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan
The Cessna 208 Caravan is a utility aircraft produced by Cessna. The project was commenced on November 20, 1981, and the prototype first flew on December 9, 1982. The production model was certified by the FAA in October 1984 and its Cargomaster freighter variant was developed for FedEx. The longer 208B Super Cargomaster first flew in 1986 and was developed into the passenger 208B Grand Caravan. The strutted, high wing 208 typically seats nine passengers in its unpressurized cabin, is powered by a single Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A tractor turboprop and has a fixed tricycle landing gear, floats, or skis. By 2022, 3,000 had been delivered and 24 million flight hours have been logged. Caravans have been used for flight training, commuter airlines, VIP transport, air cargo, skydiving and humanitarian missions. Development On November 20, 1981, the project was given a go-ahead by Cessna for its Pawnee engineering facility. John Berwick, chief engineer at Pawnee, conc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simikot Airport
Simikot Airport is a domestic airport located in Simikot serving Humla District, a district in Karnali Province 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. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway which is in length. The runway has recently been improved and extended with more infrastructure being built. As a result of this construction the parking facilities and terminals also have seen some improvement. Pilgrims and Trekkers bound for Lake Manasarovar and Mount Kailash in China's Tibet Autonomous Region fly into Simikot and proceed to the international border at Hilsa on foot or by helicopter. Airlines and destinations Accidents and incidents *On 23 June 2011, Tara Air Dornier 228 The Dornier 228 is a twin-turboprop STOL utility aircraft, designe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simikot
Simikot is the administrative headquarters of Humla District of Karnali Zone in the mountain region of northwestern Nepal. Significance Lying at an altitude of just over 2,900m on a gentle slope high above the Humla Karnali River, Simikot lies on an ancient trade-cum-pilgrimage route to Mount Kailash. Mount Kailash is located in the Purang County of the Tibetan Autonomous Region, China, which borders Humla district of Nepal to the north. In the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, the popular Tatopani-Zhangmu route for the pilgrimage to Mount Kailash was badly damaged. In the aftermath of this earthquake the traffic for the annual pilgrimage to Mount Kailash shifted to Humla. Pilgrims would fly from Kathmandu to Nepalgunj, and then from Nepalgunj to Simikot. At Simikot, they would either spend a night in this village's few hotels, or would straightaway be taken in helicopter flights to Hilsa, from where they would cross into Tibet (China). Transport Access to Simikot from develope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talcha Airport
Rara Airport , also known as Talcha Airport, is a domestic airport located in Chhayanath Rara serving Rara National Park in Karnali Province in Nepal. History The airport was constructed in 1975, operating with a single gravel runway until 2015, when the runway was asphalted over. Airlines and destinations Accidents and incidents *On 26 May 2010, a Tara Air De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, DHC-6 Twin Otter took off from Surkhet Airport, 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. *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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rara National Park
Rara National Park is a protected area in the Himalayas of Nepal and was established in 1976. Covering an area of in the Mugu and Jumla districts, it is the country's smallest national park. Its main feature is Rara Lake at an altitude of . The park was established to protect the unique flora and fauna of the Humla– Jumla Region of Nepal. The park ranges in elevation from to at Chuchemara Peak on the southern side of Rara Lake. On the northern side, the peaks of Ruma Kand and Malika Kand frame the alpine freshwater lake, which is the largest lake in Nepal with a surface of and a maximum depth of . It is oval-shaped with an east–west axis, a length of and a width of draining into the Mugu-Karnali River via Nijar Khola. Rara National Park is managed by the Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation and protected with the assistance of the Nepal Army. Climate The climate of Rara National Park is pleasant during the summer, but becomes very cold during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumla Airport
Jumla Airport is a domestic airport located in Jumla serving Jumla District, a district in Karnali Province in Nepal. Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one asphalt paved runway designated 09/27 which measures . Airlines and destinations Accidents and incidents *5 July 1992 - RNA De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (9N-ABB), lost directional control on takeoff from Jumla Airport on a flight to Surkhet. The aircraft ran off the runway and struck the airport perimeter fence. None of the three crew were injured and there were no passengers on board.Aviation Safety Network retrieved 18 November 2006 *18 January 1999 - Necon Air< ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jumla (town)
Jumla is the centre of Chandannath Municipality in Jumla District of Karnali Province of Nepal. It is located at 2514 metres (8251 feet) elevation. Geography Jumla is one of the 77 districts in the midwestern hills of Nepal. Rice cultivation in Jumla ranges from 2,400 to 3,050 m altitude, which is the highest elevation in the world. The highest elevation at 3,050 m is Chhumjul of Jumla, a record altitude, where rice is cultivated in Nepal. Jumli Marshi, a Japonica variety of indigenous rice, has the cold tolerant gene and has probably been cultivated since 1,300 years ago in Jumla on the bank of the Tila River. The Tila Valley as well as the Sinja Khola Valley are covered with paddy fields growing the 'Kali Marshi' rice variety, a unique red rice that is sought after for its special taste. Jumla has a STOL airport, Jumla Airport, and the road network first reached it from Surkhet in May 2007. It is the usual starting point for treks to Rara Lake. Climate Jumla has a highlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
