Airports
Annapurna Base Camp (NPAB)
Annapurna Base Camp is a Himalayan landing site in Kaski, identified on this platform as NPAB. It sits at 13,550 ft (4,130 m) above sea level, at 28.5306°N 83.8781°E. One published helicopter route runs through it — Annapurna Base Camp Helicopter Tour — quoted across every certified operator that flies it.
- ICAO code
- NPAB
- IATA code
- None
- District
- Kaski
- Elevation
- 13,550 ft
- Elevation, metric
- 4,130 m
- Coordinates
- 28.5306°N 83.8781°E
Flying here
Routes through Annapurna Base Camp
Every one of these is quoted across the certified operators that fly it, for the date you give it.
What this height does to the air is on the altitude and oxygen page for Annapurna Base Camp.
Asked about Annapurna Base Camp
Annapurna Base Camp, in detail
Where is Annapurna Base Camp?
Annapurna Base Camp is in Kaski, Nepal, at 28.5306° north and 83.8781° east. It is a helicopter landing site rather than an aerodrome, identified on this platform as NPAB.
How high is Annapurna Base Camp?
Annapurna Base Camp stands at 13,550 ft, which is 4,130 m above sea level. That is the surveyed elevation of the landing surface itself rather than of the surrounding terrain, which is why it can differ from the height quoted for the town or the ridge above it.
Which helicopter flights use Annapurna Base Camp?
1 published route on this platform runs through Annapurna Base Camp: Annapurna Base Camp Helicopter Tour. Each is quoted across every CAAN-certified operator that flies it, so the price shown is a comparison rather than one company's number.
Is Annapurna Base Camp an airport?
No. Annapurna Base Camp is a helicopter landing site with no runway and no ICAO registration. The code NPAB used on this site is our own identifier, so that a dispatcher and a pilot are naming the same patch of ground. Nepal's registered aerodromes all carry codes beginning VN.
Flying through Annapurna Base Camp?
Leave a number. A dispatcher rings back and plans the departure, the weather window and the landing around who is on board — the part of a Himalayan flight that gets decided on the phone rather than in a form.