Doti Airport

Doti Airport
IATA: SIH ICAO: VNDT
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Government of Nepal
Operator	Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
Serves	Dipayal Silgadhi, Nepal
Elevation AMSL	1,893 ft / 577 m
Coordinates	29°15′47″N 80°56′10″E / 29.26306°N 80.93611°E / 29.26306; 80.93611
Map
Doti Airport Location of airport in Nepal
Runways
Direction Length Surface m ft 14/32 490 1,608 Asphalt
Source:[1][2]

Doti Airport (IATA: SIH, ICAO: VNDT), also known as Silgadhi Airport, is a domestic airport located in Dipayal Silgadhi^[1] serving Doti District, a district in Sudurpashchim Province in Nepal.^[2]

History

The airport started operations on 24 September 1973,^[2] but the runway was only blacktopped and upgraded in 2020^[3] for Nepalese Rupees 50 million.^[4] It was reinaugurated on 3 October 2020.^[5] Scheduled flights to Dhangadhi started in 2022.^[6]

Facilities

The airport resides at an elevation of 1,893 feet (577 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway which is 490 metres (1,608 ft) in length.^[1]

Airlines and destinations

Airlines	Destinations
Nepal Airlines	Dhangadhi[6]

See also

List of airports in Nepal

References

1. Airport information for Silgadi Doti, Nepal, (VNDT / SIH) at Great Circle Mapper.
2. "Doti Airport" (PDF). Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
3. Shrestha, Biju (21 June 2019). "Dipayal Airport unsure to come into operation". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
4. Rai, Pinkey (5 October 2018). "Construction of Dipayal Airport still in doubt". Aviation Nepal. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
5. "Tourism Minister Bhattarai inaugurates three airports in Sudurpaschim". Khabarhub. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
6. "NAC resumes flights to Bajhang, Achham and Doti". Online Khabar. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

External links

• Accident history for SIH / VNDT at Aviation Safety Network