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Binod Prasad Khanal 1

5.1 Airport classification: international,
domestic, general aviation, military
5.2 Aircraft types: jet, propeller, number
of engines etc.
5.3 Predicting air travel demand
5.4 Selection of airport site
5.5 Layout of the airfields and their
geometric standards
5.6 Terminal facilities and their space
requirements
5.7 Introduction to the design of airfield
pavements
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Aviation is the design,
development, production,
operation and use of
aircraft.

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• Improve accessibility to inaccessible areas
• Provide connectivity over land and water
• Saves productivity time, spent on journey
• Increase the demand of specialized
technical skill workforce
• Adds foreign reserve through tourism
• Speed (Modern jet can travel at 1000
km/h)
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• Encourage of tourism
• Promotion of trade and commerce
• Service to remote and inaccessible areas
• Military use
• Relief and rescue operations
• Aerial photography
• Agricultural spraying
• Safety: safe mode of transport.
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• Heavy funds are required, not only initially
but also during operation
• Operations are highly sophisticated machinery
• Adds to onward flow of foreign reserve
• Noise pollution
• Safety provisions are not adequate
• Specific demarcation of flight paths and
territories is essential
• High energy consumption
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Nepal has signed Bilateral Air Services Agreements and
MoU with 42 different countries since 1963.
Date/ Date/
S. No. Country S. No. Country
Amendments Amendments

1 Austria 20 Oct 1997 11 Hong Kong 23 may 2007

2 Bahrain 29 Dec 2008 12 India 9 Sept. 2009
3 Bangladesh 23 May 2005 13 Israel 25 Dec 2006
4 Bhutan 23 may 2014 14 Italy 8 May 1997

5 Brunei 02 April 1997 15 Japan 17 Feb 1993

6 China 7 July 1998 16 Jordan 6 Oct 1999

7 Croatia 30 Mar 2004 17 Kuwait 23 Jan 2006
8 Egypt 29 Nov. 1997 18 Luxembourg 18 Jun 1999
9 France 7 July 1998 19 Macau 19 Feb 1998
10 Germany 26 July 2000 20 Malaysia 12 Dec 2007

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 Date/ Date/
S. No. Country S. No. Country
Amendments Amendments

21 Maldives 10 Oct 1996 31 Singapore 2 Feb 2010

22 Myanmar 21 April 2006 32 Sri Lanka 23 Jan. 2009

23 New Zealand 22 Oct. 2015 33 Thailand 16 Feb. 2004

24 Oman 2 Dec. 1997 34 Netherlands 17 April 1998

25 Pakistan 22Oct. 2015 35 Turkey 24 Sept. 2010

26 Philippines 18 Nov 2004 36 UAE 19 Oct. 2015

United
27 Qatar 1 Sep. 2009 37 3 March 1994
Kingdom
Republic of
28 21 Sep 2004 38 Viet Nam 20 Oct. 2015
Korea
Russian
29 5 Dec. 1989 39 Cambodia 29 Nov. 2018
Federation
30 Saudi Arabia 23 Oct. 2015 40 Australia 30 Sep. 2019

41 Cambodia 29 Nov 2018 42 Rwanda 5 Dec 2023

1. Based on function
Civil aviation airports
• International Airport
• Domestic Airport
• Combination of International and
Domestic Airport
Military aviation airports

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2. Based on take-off and landing
• Convectional take-off and landing airport
(runway length > 1500m)
• Reduced take-off and landing airport (runway
length 1000-1500m)
• Short take-off and landing airport (runway
length 500-1000m)
• Vertical take-off and landing airport
(operational area 25 to 50 sqm)
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3. Based on uses or ownership
1. Public : Owned by the government
2. Private : Owned by individuals
3. Military : Used for military purpose
4. Joint Use : Used by both civil and military
aviation

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4. Based on Geometric design
• It employs aerodrome reference code, it
consists of length of runway available
 Classified using code 1 to 4
• Aircraft wing span and outer main gear wheel
span
 Classified using letter A to F

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 International Airport
• Tribhuvan International Airport
• Nijgadh International Airport (under construction)
• Gautam Buddha International Airport
• Pokhara Regional International Airport
 Regional Hub Airports
• Biratnagar (serving mainly Eastern region),
• Pokhara (serves as main gateway for the pilgrims and the
tourists to travel the famous religious place, Muktinath,
Jomsom and Annapurna Round Trek as well)
• Bhairahawa (Gautam Buddha) (serving Western region)
• Nepalgunj (serving Mid-Western and Far West regions).
 Domestic Airports
The rest of airports with scheduled flights are domestic.
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S.N. Airports in Operation S.N. Airports in Operation

1 Biratnagar Airport 9 Rumjatar Airport

2 Nepalgunj Airport 10 Phaplu Airport

Tenzing Hillary (Lukla)

3 Chandragadhi Airport 11
Airport

4 Rajbiraj Airport 12 Ramechhap Airport

5 Janakpur Airport 13 Jomsom Airport

6 Simara Airport 14 Jumla Airport

7 Bharatpur Airport 15 Rara Airport

8 Gulmi (Resunga) Airport 16 Dhangadhi Airport

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S.N. Airports in Operation S.N. Airports in Operation

17 Surkhet Airport 25 Simikot Airport

18 Dang Airport 26 Sanfebagar Airport

19 Taplejung Airport 27 Dolpa Airport

20 Tumlingtar Airport 28 Bajhang Airport

21 Bhojpur Airport 29 Baitadi Airport

22 Thamkharka Airport 30 Bajura Airport

Manamaya Rai Khanidanda
23 31 Doti Airport
Airport

24 Rukum Salle Airport 32 Falgunanda Airport

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S.No. Airlines S.No. Airlines

1 Air Arabia Abu Dhabi 11 Jazeera Airways

2 Air Arabia 12 Korean Air

3 Air China 13 Malaysia Airlines

4 Air India Limited 14 Nepal airlines Corporation

5 Biman Bangladesh Airlines 15 Qatar Airways

6 Cathay Pacific Airways Limited 16 Salam Air

7 China Eastern Airlines 17 Sichuan Airlines Co. Ltd.

8 China Southern Airlines 18 Srilankan Airlines Limited

9 Dubai Aviation Corp”Fly Dubai” 19 Thai Lion Air

10 Himalaya Airlines Pvt. Ltd. 20 Turkish Airlines Inc.

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S.No. Airlines S.No. Airlines

21 Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd. 26 Singapore Airlines

22 Druk Air (Royal Bhutan Airlines) 27 Bhutan Airlines (Tashi Air)

Inter Globe Aviation Limited
23 28 Thai Airways Co.Ltd.
(IndiGo)

24 Kuwait Airways 29 TATA SIA Airlines (VISTARA)

25 Malaysia Airlines

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S.No. Domestic Airlines S.No. Domestic Airlines

1 Shree Airlines Pvt. Ltd. 6 Guna Airlines

2 Nepal Airlines Corporation 7 Saurya Airlines Pvt. Ltd.

3 8 Tara Air Pvt. Ltd.

Summit Air Pvt. Ltd.

4 Buddha Air Pvt. Ltd. 9 Yeti Airlines Pvt. Ltd.

5 Sita Air Pvt. Ltd.

 Source : Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal

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