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Airport in Nepal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phaplu Airport (Nepali: विमानस्थल फाप्लु, IATA: PPL, ICAO: VNPL) is a domestic airport located in Phaplu, Solududhkunda[1] serving Solukhumbu District, a district in Koshi Province in Nepal.[3]
Phaplu Airport विमानस्थल फाप्लु | |||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | Government of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Operator | Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal | ||||||||||
| Serves | Solu Dudhkunda and Solukhumbu District, Nepal | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 7,918 ft / 2,413 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°31′05″N 086°35′04″E | ||||||||||
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  PPL Location of airport in Nepal | |||||||||||
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The airport was opened in October 1976[2] and later[when?] broadened by Sir Edmund Hillary to accommodate DHC-6 Twin Otter aircraft.[4] The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal shut down the airport in 2013 in order to pave the runway.[5] The airport reopened one year later with a full blacktopped runway.[3]
The airport resides at an elevation of 7,918 feet (2,413 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 671 metres (2,201 ft) in length.[1]
As the airport lies within the approach of Lukla Airport, flights en route to Lukla often get diverted to Phaplu Airport.[6]
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