Lamidanda Airport
Lamidanda Airport लामिडाँडा बिमानस्थल | |||||||||||
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Coordinates | 27°15′11″N 086°40′12″E / 27.25306°N 86.67000°E | ||||||||||
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Lamidanda Airport (
Lamidanda,[1] Rawabesi, serving Khotang District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal. According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, it is the gateway to the Halesi-Maratika Caves.[2]
Status: Not Active
Facilities
The airport is at an
Airlines and destinations
Airlines | Destinations |
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Tara Air | Kathmandu[3] |
Accidents and incidents
On 15 December 2010, a Tara Air flight operated by DHC-6 Twin Otter crashed into a mountain shortly after departure. The aircraft was operating a chartered passenger flight to Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal. All 19 passengers and crew were killed.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Airport information for Lamidanda, Nepal (VNLD / LDN) at Great Circle Mapper.
- ^ a b "Lamidanda Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Home". taraair.com.
- ^ Hradecky, Simon (15 December 2010). "Crash: Tara Air DHC6 near Okhaldhunga on Dec 15th 2010, aircraft impacted mountain". Aviation Herald. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
External links
- Accident history for LDN / VNLD at Aviation Safety Network