Facilities
Nepal government owned and operated, Biratnagar Airport began its service on 6 July 1958, the same year the nation's first Royal Nepal Airlines began its scheduled domestic and international flights. The airport is the hub of the Eastern Region of the nation and supports 6 STOL airports: Taplejung, Bhojpur, Phaplu, Rumjatar, Lamidanda and Tumlingtar.
The airport boasts the highest domestic traffic. Civil Aviation is planning to enable Biratnagar Airport to operate bigger airliners like Boeing 747. Equipped with air traffic control, the airport is located at an elevation of 236 feet (72 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 09/27 with an asphalt surface measuring 1,524 by 30 metres (5,000 ft × 98 ft).
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