Manang Airport
Encyclopedia
Manang Airport is an airport
serving Manang
valley, a town in the Manang district
of the Gandaki zone
in Nepal
. The airport is situated 2,5 kilometer East of Manang town. (birds-eye distance)
of 11000 feet (3,353 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
which is 610 metres (2,001 ft) in length. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has been carrying out the runway expansion and improvement work at Manang Airfield. It is hoped that the further improvement of airport will be able to increase the frequency of air flight services to and from this airport. There are no roads in the area and all local traffic is on foot or carried on mule backs.
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
serving Manang
Manang
Manang is a town in the Manang District of Nepal. It is located at 28°40'0N 84°1'0E with an altitude of . At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 391 people living in 120 individual households....
valley, a town in the Manang district
Manang District
Manang District of 9,587.The pass of Thorung La at 5415 meters above the sea connects the district to Mustang District by providing a route between the towns of Manang and Muktinath....
of the Gandaki zone
Gandaki Zone
The Gandaki zone that make up the Gandaki River. Pokhara serves as its regional and zonal capital. It is also the birthplace of Bhanubhakta Acharya, first poet of Nepal.The Gandaki zone is home to multiple cultures which are unique in themselves...
in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
. The airport is situated 2,5 kilometer East of Manang town. (birds-eye distance)
Facilities
The airport resides at an elevationElevation
The elevation of a geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point, most commonly a reference geoid, a mathematical model of the Earth's sea level as an equipotential gravitational surface ....
of 11000 feet (3,353 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway
Runway
According to ICAO a runway is a "defined rectangular area on a land aerodrome prepared for the landing and take-off of aircraft." Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface .- Orientation and dimensions :Runways are named by a number between 01 and 36, which is generally one tenth...
which is 610 metres (2,001 ft) in length. The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal has been carrying out the runway expansion and improvement work at Manang Airfield. It is hoped that the further improvement of airport will be able to increase the frequency of air flight services to and from this airport. There are no roads in the area and all local traffic is on foot or carried on mule backs.