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Biratnagar Airport
VNVT / BIRBiratnagar, NepalELEV 236 FT
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
57 nm
To the nearest alternate
Taplejung Airport (TPJ).
Overview
Biratnagar Airport (VNVT / BIR) is a mid-sized airport serving Biratnagar, Nepal. The field lies at an elevation of 236 feet. The airport supports scheduled airline service as well as private jet and charter movements.
BIR has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Taplejung Airport (TPJ, 57 nm), Bagdogra Airport (IXB, 58 nm), and Janakpur Airport (JKR, 73 nm).
Quotes for flights out of BIR vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from BIR, or browse verified operators serving the area.
Field capability
ICAO
VNVT
IATA
BIR
FAA / Local
VNVT
Elevation
236 ft
Coordinates
26.4815° N · 87.2640° 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 236 ft, BIR sits lower than 89% 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.
- 57nmTPJTaplejung AirportTaplejung
- 58nmIXBBagdogra AirportSiliguri
- 73nmJKRJanakpur AirportJanakpur
- 75nmDBRDarbhanga AirportDarbhanga
- 78nmLUATenzing-Hillary AirportLukla
- 99nmSPDSaidpur AirportSaidpur
Location
Open the full mapVNVT · Biratnagar Airport · Biratnagar, Nepal