AirportsPokhara Domestic Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Pokhara, in Gandaki Province, Nepal. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is PKR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- PKR
- ICAO code
- VNPK
- City
- Pokhara
- State or region
- Gandaki Province
- Country
- Nepal
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 28.2006° N, 83.9812° E
- Elevation
- 827 m (2,712 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 1,439 m (4,720 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, PKR means Pokhara Domestic Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: VNPK. 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 28.2006° N, 83.9812° E. It stands 827 metres (2,712 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
Pokhara Domestic Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 1,439 metres (4,720 feet). That is a short runway, used mostly by propeller aircraft. Among the 16 airports of Nepal on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 6.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 1,439 m 4,720 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Pokhara International AirportPokhara | PHH | 4 km |
| Jomsom AirportJomsom | JMO | 69 km |
| Bharatpur AirportBharatpur | BHR | 73 km |
| Gautam Buddha International AirportSiddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) | BWA | 96 km |
| Dolpa AirportDolpa | DOP | 143 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 675 km | 1 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,518 km | 2 h 20 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 2,854 km | 3 h 55 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 7,226 km | 9 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 12,024 km | 15 h 00 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 12,714 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 3,666 km | 4 h 55 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 5,263 km | 6 h 50 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 9,883 km | 12 h 25 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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