Phaplu Airport (, ) is a domestic airport located in Phaplu, Solududhkunda serving Solukhumbu District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal.
History The airport was opened in October 1976 and later broadened by Sir Edmund Hillary to accommodate DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal shut down the airport in 2013 in order to pave the runway. The airport reopened one year later with a full blacktopped runway.
Facilities The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level. It has one runway which is in length.
As the airport lies within the approach of Lukla Airport, flights en route to Lukla often get diverted to Phaplu Airport.
Variable weather conditions in the region lead to regular flight disruptions.
Airlines and destinations
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References
External links Accident history for PPL / VNPL at Aviation Safety Network Landing in Phaphlu - Nepal at YouTube Phaplu Landing at YouTube Airplane takeoff from Phaplu, Nepal at YouTube