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Gautam Buddha International Airport
VNBW / BWASiddharthanagar (Bhairahawa), NepalELEV 358 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
46 nm
To the nearest alternate
Gorakhpur Airport (GOP).
Overview
Gautam Buddha International Airport (VNBW / BWA) sits in Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa), Nepal, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The airport sits 358 feet above sea level. Alongside scheduled airline service, the airport handles a steady flow of private and charter traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into BWA for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Gorakhpur Airport (GOP, 46 nm), Kushinagar International Airport (KBK, 51 nm), and Pokhara Domestic Airport (PKR, 52 nm).
Charter pricing from BWA depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. In directories and search listings it also appears under Bhairahawa Airport. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Siddharthanagar (Bhairahawa).
Field capability
ICAO
VNBW
IATA
BWA
FAA / Local
VNBW
Elevation
358 ft
Coordinates
27.5046° N · 83.4104° E
Airspace
G · GolfClass G — GolfUncontrolled field — no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Large
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Nepal fields
state range 236–9,380 ft
At 358 ft, BWA sits lower than 67% of the 9 Nepal fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 46nmGOPGorakhpur AirportGorakhpur
- 51nmKBKKushinagar International AirportKushinagar
- 52nmPKRPokhara Domestic AirportPokhara
- 52nmPHHPokhara International AirportPokhara
- 81nmAYJMaharshi Valmiki International AirportFaizabad
- 99nmKEPNepalgunj AirportNepalgunj
Location
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