Lamidanda Airport
Lamidanda Airport (IATA: LDN, ICAO: VNLD) is a domestic airport located in Lamidanda,[1] Rawabesi serving Khotang District, a district in Province No. 1 in Nepal. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, it is the gateway to the Halesi-Maratika Caves.[2]
Lamidanda Airport लामिडाँडा बिमानस्थल | |||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
Serves | Lamidanda, Nepal | ||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 4,100 ft / 1,250 m | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 27°15′11″N 086°40′12″E | ||||||||||
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Lamidanda Airport Location of airport in Nepal | |||||||||||
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Facilities
The airport is at an elevation of 4,100 feet (1,250 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 518 metres (1,699 ft) in length.[1]
Accidents and incidents
On 15 December 2010, a Tara Air flight operated by DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed into a mountain shortly after departure. The aircraft was operating a chartered passenger flight to Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. All 19 passengers and crew were killed.[5]
References
- Airport information for Lamidanda, Nepal (VNLD / LDN) at Great Circle Mapper.
- "Lamidanda Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- "DOMESTIC SUMMER SCHEDULE". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- http://www.taraair.com/
- Hradecky, Simon (15 December 2010). "Crash: Tara Air DHC6 near Okhaldhunga on Dec 15th 2010, aircraft impacted mountain". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
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