Airports / Nepal / KEP
Nepalgunj Airport
VNNG / KEPNepalgunj, NepalELEV 540 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
86 nm
To the nearest alternate
Maharshi Valmiki International Airport (AYJ).
Overview
Nepalgunj Airport (VNNG / KEP) sits in Nepalgunj, Nepal, where it functions as a mid-sized airport. Field elevation is 540 feet above sea level. Scheduled carriers operate here, and the field also sees regular private and charter activity.
While no charter operators list KEP as their home base, the field is reachable for repositioned charter aircraft from nearby bases. The closest alternate fields are Maharshi Valmiki International Airport (AYJ, 86 nm), Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (LKO, 91 nm), and Gautam Buddha International Airport (BWA, 99 nm).
Trip costs from KEP are driven by the aircraft category flown and how far it must reposition. Browse operators flying from the area or estimate a trip cost from KEP to plan your flight.
Field capability
ICAO
VNNG
IATA
KEP
FAA / Local
VNNG
Elevation
540 ft
Coordinates
28.1036° N · 81.6670° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
Yes
Elevation vs Nepal fields
state range 236–9,380 ft
At 540 ft, KEP sits lower than 56% 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.
- 86nmAYJMaharshi Valmiki International AirportFaizabad
- 91nmLKOChaudhary Charan Singh International AirportLucknow
- 99nmBWAGautam Buddha International AirportSiddharthanagar (Bhairahawa)
- 119nmBEKBareilly Air Force StationBareilly
- 122nmKNUKanpur AirportKanpur
- 123nmPKRPokhara Domestic AirportPokhara
Location
Open the full mapVNNG · Nepalgunj Airport · Nepalgunj, Nepal