ABOUT AIRPORT
Chandragadhi Airport is a domestic airport located in Bhadrapur Municipality-8, Headquarter of Jhapa District far-eastern part of Nepal. It is operated by Chandragadhi Civil Aviation Office under Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN). The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal considers it an important hub for passengers entering Nepal from the north eastern states of India, and the passengers from Bhutan and Bangladesh. There are more than twenty flights flies from Kathmandu to Bhadrapur or vice-versa with instrumental flight rules (IFR) too.
Aerodrome Geographical and Administrative Data
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Aerodrome Reference Point Coordinates (ARP) |
263411 N 0880438 E * |
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2. |
Runway Length |
1500m |
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3. |
Breadth |
30m |
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4. |
Surface Type |
Bitumen |
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5. |
Apron (aircraft Parking) Capacity |
4 ATR-72 Type Aircraft |
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Direction and Distance from (city) |
Adjoining to the North of Bhadrapur City |
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7. |
Elevation/Reference Temperature |
95.149 m. (312.184ft.)/- |
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Types of traffic permitted (IFR/VFR) |
IFR / VFR |