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Pokhara Regional Int’l Airport to come into operation from Jan 1 next year



POKHARA: The Pokhara Regional International Airport will officially come into operation on January 1, 2023.

A meeting of the board of directors of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) took a decision to this effect, said CAAN Spokesperson Jagannath Niraula.

The approximately 22 billion-project has seen the completion of 98 percent of construction works so far, he said, adding that a flight calibration would take place in coming October.

The project that directly connects the major tourist destination, Pokhara, with the globe through international flights spans over 200 hectares of land.

Publish Date : 08 August 2022 07:23 AM

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