AirportsNepalgunj Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Nepalgunj, in Lumbini Province, Nepal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is KEP.
Key facts
- IATA code
- KEP
- ICAO code
- VNNG
- City
- Nepalgunj
- State or region
- Lumbini Province
- Country
- Nepal
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 28.1036° N, 81.6670° E
- Elevation
- 165 m (540 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,504 m (4,935 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, KEP means Nepalgunj Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VNNG. ICAO codes that begin with V belong to South Asia and mainland South-East Asia. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 28.1036° N, 81.6670° E. It stands 165 metres (540 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Kathmandu, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nepalgunj Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,504 metres (4,935 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Nepal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 5.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 1,504 m 4,935 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Surkhet AirportSurkhet | SKH | 54 km |
| Shravasti AirportShravasti, India | VSV | 76 km |
| Jumla AirportJumla | JUM | 140 km |
| Silgadi Doti AirportSilgadi Doti | SIH | 147 km |
| Dolpa AirportDolpa | DOP | 149 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 450 km | 1 h 05 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,344 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,627 km | 3 h 40 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,078 km | 9 h 00 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,962 km | 14 h 55 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,799 km | 15 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,806 km | 5 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,475 km | 7 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 10,052 km | 12 h 35 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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