Airport Type & Size
1 Runway, 1 terminal buildings, 1 small cargo terminal (Only aircraft up to E class are allowed.)
Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
This airport offers a spectacular sight, with modern wide-body passenger jets and even the smallest aircraft plying the Himalayan wilderness sharing the same runway. Fans of the DHC-6 will be delighted to know that there’s another airport besides SXM where they can see it.
Major Airlines & Routes
Example: Lufthansa, United, Emirates, Singapore Airlines — routes to Europe, Asia, US
Unique Features or Challenges
This airport requires landing planes to descent or circle steeply to avoid the high mountains, a crucial element of the “circling approach.” Incorporating this somewhat challenging precision into the minigame would offer players the small pleasure of landing and earning XP.
With Charlie teasing the Summit Air livery for the L410, I’ve “looked into” this airport, and it seems like it would be really cool single-runway airport to add, with a huge variety of local airlines like Buddha Air, Himalaya Airlines, Yeti Airlines etc.
With the expansions to the terminals forecast for the future and the lack of backtracking, I think a lot of players could get behind it. I was also looking at the airport lmao and was reading some Nepali news articles. The plans are below for the new terminals,
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Why should this airport be added to World of Airports?
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