Tribhuvan International Airport

VNKT / KTM

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Kathmandu, NepalELEV 4,390 FT

Large airportScheduled service

Based operators

charter operators on the field

Field elevation

feet above sea level

Nearest alternate

nm to JKR

Field standing

Computed · Google ratings × Bravo register

4 operators

Charter fleet based on the field

More resident charter operators than 83% of the 650 US fields with a based fleet on the register.

66 nm

To the nearest alternate

Janakpur Airport (JKR).

Overview

01 / Field brief

Tribhuvan International Airport (VNKT / KTM) sits in Kathmandu, Nepal, where it functions as a large commercial airport. The field lies at an elevation of 4,390 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.

Charter departments call it home: Altitude Air, Kailash Helicopter Services Pvt. Ltd., and Mountain Helicopters Pvt. Ltd. base aircraft at KTM, 4 in all. Useful alternates include Janakpur Airport (JKR, 66 nm), Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA, 73 nm), and Pokhara International Airport (PHH, 77 nm).

Quotes for flights out of KTM vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. The airport is also known as gaucharan and Bagmati. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from KTM, or browse verified operators serving the area.