Flights inside Nepal

 

Flights inside Nepal

 

The domestic airline network of Nepal includes some of the most spectacular and remote airstrips in the world. However, approaches to these airstrips are a challenging job. Most are located on mountain sides engulfed by high peaks. Hence, if there are high winds or clouds then the pilot finds it difficult to land.

There are as many as forty four airports in the country. Almost all of the significant towns are served by air. The airplanes flying in Nepal are controlled by experienced and skilled hands. Some of the significant domestic airlines include-

 

Nepal Airlines

Buddha Air

Yeti Airlines

Cosmic Air

Gorkha Air

Agni Air

Guna Airlines

The domestic flights in Nepal are often delayed or cancelled due to technical problems or adverse weather conditions. But then, of late a number of private companies have also come up who provide better airline service and are considered to be reliable when compared with the government owned airlines.

 

 

The remote airstrip in Nepal include-

 

Lukla gate of Mt. Everest Region

Jomsom Airstrip gate way of Mustang

Dolpa Dunai

Manang

Taplejung

Simikot

Phaplu

 

During the summer, i.e. from June till September, the airlines don’t operate flight because of the clouds and heavy rain. However, monsoons come to an end during the mid September and the weather is pretty clear. This is the chief time when the trekking season stands. At this hour, you will find both groups as well as individual trekkers flying to those airstrips for trekking purpose.

 

In addition to those mentioned above, there are a couple of private airline company that operates domestic flight in Nepal.  These include-

 

Cosmic Air

Buddha Air

Yeti Airlines

Gorkha Airlines

Sita Air

Roya Nepal Airline

 

Each of these flights operate remote airstrips like

 

Lukla

Jomsom

Taplejung

Dolpa

 

These flights run between six to nine daily. You need to book your tickets well in advance if you want to visit any of these places. You can make the payment in cash or through credit card.

Let us now take a look at some of the routes together with their departure timings-

From	To	Flight Days	Departure Time
Kathmandu	Lukla	Daily	06:00-12:00
Lukla	Kathmandu	Daily	06:00-10:00
Kathmandu	Pokhara	Daily	07:00 - 18:00
Kathmandu	Phaplu	1,3,5	10:05
Kathmandu	Taplejung	6,	11.25
Kathmandu	Nepalgunj	Daily	15.30,
Kathmandu	Simara	Daily	Every Hour
Simara	Kathmandu	Daily	Every two hrs
Kathmandu	Phaplu	2,4	8:10
Phaplu	Kathmandu		9:00
Kathmandu	Meghauly	Daily	11:30,
Kathmandu	Biratnagar	Daily	Every two hrs
Biratnagar	Kathmandu	Daily	Every two hrs
Kathmandu	Bhairawa	Daily	Every one hrs
Bhairawa	Kathmandu	Daily	Every one hrs
Pokhara	Jomsom	Daily	Early Morning
Jomsom	Pokhara	Daily	Early Morning
Nepalgunj	Dolpa	1,2,4,6	06.30
Dolpa	Nepalgunj	1,2,4,6	07.20
Nepalgunj	Bajura	4,6	11.00
Bajura	Nepalgunj	4,6	11.50
Nepalgunj	Safebagar	6,7	13
Safebagar	Nepalgunj	6,7	13:45
Jumla	Surkhet	2	07.05
Surkhet	Nepalgunj		07.55
Nepalgunj	Rukum	4,	09:00
Rukum	Nepalgunj	4,	09:45
Nepalgunj	Simikot	1,3,5,4,	AM
Simikot	Nepalgunj	1,3,5,4	AM
Nepalgunj	Jumla	2,	7:05
Jumla	Nepalgunj	2,	7:55
Nepalgunj	Bajura	4,6	11:00
Bajura	Nepalgunj	4,6	12:00
Nepalgunj	Bajhang	2,4	8:30
Bajhang	Nepalgunj	2,4	9:30
Kathmandu	Bhadrapur	Daily	11:40,
Bhadrapur	Kathmandu	Daily	12:50
Kathmandu	Janakpur	Daily	13, 11,
Kathmandu	Dhangadi	Daily	12.25,
Dhangadi	Kathmandu	Daily	14:35
Kathmandu	Bhojpur	Daily	10:20,08:40,
Pokhara	Jomsom	Daily, AM	6 to 9:00 AM
Jomsom	Pokhara	Daily , AM	6:30 to 9:30.

 

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