Bhairahawa Airport is a domestic airport serving the Lumbini Zone in Nepal. Bhairahawa Airport will be upgraded to a Regional International Airport by 2018 with an upgraded runway of 3,000 m. The airport will have the capacity of serving 760,000 passengers annually after the completion of the first phase. This will include the construction of a new runway, exit and parallel taxiways with flexible pavements, new international aircraft parking apron with rigid pavements, together with the rehabilitation of the existing runway for conversion into parallel taxiway, drainage system parallel to the runway, taxiway and diversion of the Ghaghara Khola and airport boundary.
Airport Details |
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Country |
Nepal |
Latitude |
27.50722 |
Province / District |
Rupandehi |
Longitude |
83.41806 |
Airport Name |
Gautam Buddha |
Elevation (ft) |
344 ft |
IATA & ICAO codes |
BWA / VNBW |
Surface |
Asphalt / Concrete |
Town or City (closest) |
Bhairahawa |
Runway Condition |
N/A |
NGO / UN (on ground) |
N/A |
Passenger / Cargo Security Screening (Yes / No) |
Yes |
Runway Dimension |
5,000 m x 100 m |
Ground Handling (Yes / No) |
Yes |
Refueling Capacity |
Jet A1 during operational hours |
Runway Lighting (Yes / No) |
Yes |
Runway Heading |
East - West |
Fire Fighting Equipment (Yes / No) |
Yes |
Air Traffic Control (Yes / No) |
Yes |
Windsock (Yes / No) |
Yes |
Weather Information (Yes / No) |
Yes By Met office through controller |
Aircraft Parking space (Yes / No) |
Yes |
Navigation Aids (Yes / No) |
Yes VOR/DME |
Perimeter fencing (Yes / No) |
Yes |