This is a list of airports in Nepal, sorted by location.
The oldest of the country's three international airports, and the hub of air services in the country, is Tribhuvan International Airport, which serves the nation's capital and the country's largest metropolitan city of Kathmandu. Gautam Buddha International Airport, situated at the birth-place of Gautam Buddha (i.e. Lumbini), is the second international airport to operate in Nepal. Pokhara International Airport, located at the heart of tourism in Pokhara city, is the third international airport to operate in Nepal.
As of 2025, CAAN Nepal has a total of 55 airports: 3 international, 2 regional hub airports, 29 normal domestic airports, and 21 airports that are Not In Operation. International airports
Airport name City served Province ICAO IATA Usage Runway(s) Coordinates Total passengers Tribhuvan International Airport Kathmandu Bagmati VNKT KTM Public/military 9,482,788 (2024) Pokhara International Airport Pokhara Gandaki VNPR PHH Public 1,016,900 (2024) Gautam Buddha International Airport Siddharthanagar Lumbini VNBW BWA Public 619,639 (2024)
Domestic Airports
Airport name City served Location IATA ICAO Runway(s) Coordinates Remarks Province District Regional Hub AirportsBiratnagar Airport Biratnagar Koshi Morang VNVT BIR Nepalgunj Airport Nepalgunj Lumbini Banke VNNG KEP In operation Airports Bajhang Airport Jaya PrithviSudurpaschim Bajhang VNBG BJH Bajura Airport BajuraSudurpaschim Bajura VNBR BJU Bharatpur Airport Bharatpur Bagmati Chitwan VNBP BHR Bhojpur Airport BhojpurKoshi Bhojpur VNBJ BHP Chandragadhi Airport BhadrapurKoshi Jhapa VNCG BDP Dang Airport TulsipurLumbini Dang VNDG DNP Dhangadhi Airport Dhangadhi Sudurpaschim Kailali VNDH DHI Dolpa (Juphal) Airport JuphalKarnali Dolpa VNDP DOP Falgunanda Sukilumba AirportIlamKoshiIlamVNFNN/A Gulmi Resunga AirportResungaLumbiniGulmiVNRG Janakpur Airport JanakpurMadhesh Dhanusha VNJP JKR Jomsom Airport JomsomGandaki Mustang VNJS JMO Jumla Airport ChandannathKarnali Jumla VNJL JUM Khanidanda Airport Khanidanda, KhotangKoshi Khotang VNKD N/A Phaplu Airport Solu DudhkundaKoshi Solukhumbu VNPL PPL Pokhara Airport Pokhara GandakiKaski VNPKPKR Rajbiraj Airport Rajbiraj Madhesh Saptari VNRB RJB Ramechhap Airport ManthaliBagmati Ramechhap VNRC RHP Rara Airport Rara National ParkKarnali Mugu VNRR N/A Rumjatar Airport Rumjatar Koshi Okhaldhunga VNRT RUM Salle Rukum Airport MusikotKarnali Western Rukum VNSL RUK Sanfebagar Airport SanfebagarSudurpaschim Accham VNSR FEB Simara Airport Jitpur SimaraMadhesh Bara VNSI SIF Simikot Airport SimikotKarnali Humla VNST IMK Surkhet Airport BirendranagarKarnali Surkhet VNSK SKH Taplejung Airport TaplejungKoshi Taplejung VNTJ TPJ Tenzing-Hillary (Lukla) Airport LuklaKoshi Solukhumbu VNLK LUA Thamkharka Airport KhotehangKoshi Khotang VNTH N/A Tumlingtar Airport Tumlingtar Koshi Sankhuwasabha VNTR TMI Not in operation AirportsBaglung Airport Baglung Gandaki Baglung VNBL BGL Baitadi Airport Patan, Baitadi Sudurpaschim Baitadi VNBT BIT Chaurjahari Rukum Airport Chaurjahari Karnali Rukum VNCJ RUK Darchula Airport Gokuleshwor Sudurpashchim Darchula VNDLDAP Earthen Runway Dhorpatan Airport DhorpatanGandaki Baglung VNDR Earthen Runway Doti Airport Dipayal Silgadhi Sudurpashchim Doti VNDT SIH Gorkha Palungtar Airport PalungtarGandaki GorkhaVNGKGKH Earthen Runway Jiri Airport JiriBagmati Dolakha VNJIJIR Earthen Runway Kalikot Airport Narharinath Karnali Kalikot Kamal Bazaar AirportKamalbazarSudurpashchimAchham Earthen Runway Kangeldanda Airport Kangeldanda Koshi Solukhumbu VNKL Earthen Runway Khiji Chandeshwari AirportKhiji Chandeshwari Koshi Okhaldhunga Earthen Runway Langtang Airport Langtang Bagmati Rasuwa VNLTLTG Earthen Runway Lamidanda Airport Lamidanda Koshi Khotang VNLD LDN Mahendranagar Airport MahendranagarSudurpashchim Kanchanpur VNMN XMG Manang Airport ManangGandakiManang VNMANGX Masinechaur (Dolpa) Airport PahadaKarnali Dolpa VNMC Meghauli Airport Bharatpur Bagmati Chitwan VNMGMEY Earthen Runway Rolpa Airport Rolpa LumbiniRolpa VNRPRPA Earthen Runway Syangboche Airport Syangboche Koshi Solukhumbu VNSBSYH Earthen Runway Tikapur Airport TikapurSudurpashchim Kailali VNTP TPU
Proposed airports Airport name City servedDistrictProvince Type Coordinates StatusNijgadh International AirportNijgadhBaraMadheshInternational Sagarmatha AirportTriyugaUdayapurKoshiDomestic Argha Bhagwati Airport Sandhikharka Arghakhanchi LumbiniDomestic Construction halted
Heliport
City served Heliport name Location IATA ICAO Capacity CoordinatesCityDistrictKathmandu ValleyNalinchowk Heliport SuryabinayakBhaktapur10
See also
List of the busiest airports in Nepal
Transport in Nepal List of airports by ICAO code: V#VN - Nepal Wikipedia:WikiProject Aviation/Airline destination lists: Asia#Nepal regional aviation chart (1984)
References
Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) Nepal Facts: Airports in Nepal
– includes IATA codes Great Circle Mapper: Airports in Nepal – IATA and ICAO codes – ICAO codes and coordinates Pilot Friend dot Com & Google Earth used to find misplaced airports and make more accurate airport locations, where there was no Official CAAN location to be found.