Phaplu Airport

Phaplu Airport
फाप्लु विमानस्थल
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerGovernment of Nepal
OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal
ServesSolu Dudhkunda and Solukhumbu District, Nepal
Elevation AMSL7,918 ft (2,413 m)
Coordinates27°31′05″N 086°35′04″E / 27.51806°N 86.58444°E / 27.51806; 86.58444
Map
PPL is located in Nepal
PPL
PPL
Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
02/20 680 2,231 Asphalt Concrete
Source:[1][2]

Phaplu Airport (Nepali: फाप्लु विमानस्थल, IATA: PPL, ICAO: VNPL) is a domestic airport located in Phaplu, Solududhkunda[1] serving Solukhumbu District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal.[3]

History

The airport was opened in October 1976[2] and later broadened by Sir Edmund Hillary to accommodate DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft.[4] The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal shut down the airport in 2013 in order to pave the runway.[5] The airport reopened one year later with a full blacktopped runway.[3]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 7,918 feet (2,413 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 671 metres (2,201 ft) in length.[1]

As the airport lies within the approach of Lukla Airport, flights en route to Lukla often get diverted to Phaplu Airport.[6]

Variable weather conditions in the region lead to regular flight disruptions.[7]

Airlines and destinations

AirlinesDestinations
Nepal Airlines Kathmandu[8]
Sita Air Charter: Kathmandu[9]
Summit Air Kathmandu[10]
Tara Air Kathmandu[11]
Charter: Lukla

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Airport information for Phaplu, Nepal (VNPL / PPL)" – via Great Circle Mapper.
  2. 1 2 "Phaplu Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Airports of Nepal: Phaplu Airport with Photo Feature". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Hillary, Edmund (1999). "14: Disaster". View From The Summit. Pocket. ISBN 0-7434-0067-4.
  5. ↑ "CAAN to shut down Phaplu airport for a year". Nepal Dispatch. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Plane with 12 foreigners makes emergency landing at Phaplu". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Flights resume at Phaplu Airport after 17 days of weather disruption". Nepal News. 26 June 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Domestic Schedule". Nepal Airlines. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  9. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Summit Air. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  11. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Tara Air. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
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