- Wednesday, 3 September 2025
New runway in Gautam Buddha Int'l Airport to be operational from April 21
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Kathmandu, April 17 (RSS): The new 3,000-metre runway in
Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa will be brought into
operation from April 21.
Until now, the 1,500-metre runaway
was operative in the second international airport. Minister for Culture,
Tourism and Civil Aviation Prem Bahadur Ale recently instructed the Civil
Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) to operate the new runway at the earliest.
The Minister also instructed the
authorities to make arrangements to run the airport round-the-clock, informed CAAN
director-general Pradeep Kumar Adhikari.
The Airport will operate
international flights since May 16, coinciding with Buddha Purnima, according
to Adhikari.
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