Area: | Gandaki Pradesh > Manang |
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Our Address: | Manang Sadak, Upper Manang 33500, Nepal |
Telephone: | 066440457 |
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Manang Airport (IATA: NGX, ICAO: VNMA) is a domestic airport located in Manang[1] serving Manang District, a district in Gandaki Province in Nepal.[1] Situated at an elevation of 11,000 feet (3,353 m) above mean sea level,[1] it is one of the highest airports in the world and the highest one in Nepal.
History
The airport started operations on 28 February 1981.[2] In 2015, the airport was renovated and the runway was blacktopped.
Facilities
The airport has one runway which is 650 metres (2,133 ft) in length.
Airlines and destinations
Since 2012, there are no scheduled services to and from Manang Airport.[4] Previously Nepal Airlines and Tara Air operated routes to Kathmandu and Pokhara.