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Rara Airport

Rara Airport

Airport

Rara Airport (ICAO: VNRR), also known as Talcha Airport, is a domestic airport located in Chhayanath Rara serving Rara National Park in Karnali Province in Nepal. [1]

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An aerial view of Talcha airport during summer.

History

The airport was constructed in 1975, operating with a single gravel runway until 2015, when the runway was asphalted over.[4]

Airlines and destinations

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Accidents and incidents

  • On 26 May 2010, a Tara Air DHC-6 Twin Otter took off from Birendranagar Airport in Surkhet, heading for Rara Airport with 18 passengers and 3 crew on board. At 10 am, the aircraft had to make an emergency landing at Birendranagar Airport, after its cabin door suddenly opened five minutes after take-off. Tara Air officials said that the cabin attendant managed to lock the door immediately after it opened, to avert any possible mishaps.[8]
  • On 21 November 2011, a Makalu Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan took off from Surkhet Airport, en route to Rara Airport. Upon touchdown at Rara, the aircraft skidded off the runway and hit a rock, damaging the front of the aircraft—four of the 11 occupants were injured.[3][9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Rara Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Raaika Tours & Travels Pvt. Ltd". Raaikatours.com. 16 August 2003. Archived from the original on 25 November 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  3. [3]
    "ASN Aircraft accident 21-NOV-2011 Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 9N-AJM". Aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Talcha Airport: Dangerous yet astonishing". República. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Flight Schedule". Sita Air. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
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    "Network-of-Summit-Air". Summit Air. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Tara Air – Biggest Airline in Nepalese Mountains - Helping Develop the Rural Nepal". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  8. [8]
    Nepalnews.com[permanent dead link], accessed 6 December 2010
  9. [9]
    "Makalu aircraft crash-lands in Mugu airport; no casualties". Nepalnews.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2012.


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