Airports
Kyanjin Gompa landing site (NPKG)
Kyanjin Gompa landing site is a Himalayan landing site in Langtang, identified on this platform as NPKG. It sits at 12,697 ft (3,870 m) above sea level, at 28.2110°N 85.5640°E. One published helicopter route runs through it — Langtang Valley Helicopter Tour — quoted across every certified operator that flies it.
- ICAO code
- NPKG
- IATA code
- None
- District
- Langtang
- Elevation
- 12,697 ft
- Elevation, metric
- 3,870 m
- Coordinates
- 28.2110°N 85.5640°E
Flying here
Routes through Kyanjin Gompa landing site
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 Kyanjin Gompa landing site.
Asked about Kyanjin Gompa landing site
Kyanjin Gompa landing site, in detail
Where is Kyanjin Gompa landing site?
Kyanjin Gompa landing site is in Langtang, Nepal, at 28.2110° north and 85.5640° east. It is a helicopter landing site rather than an aerodrome, identified on this platform as NPKG.
How high is Kyanjin Gompa landing site?
Kyanjin Gompa landing site stands at 12,697 ft, which is 3,870 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 Kyanjin Gompa landing site?
1 published route on this platform runs through Kyanjin Gompa landing site: Langtang Valley 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 Kyanjin Gompa landing site an airport?
No. Kyanjin Gompa landing site is a helicopter landing site with no runway and no ICAO registration. The code NPKG 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 Kyanjin Gompa landing site?
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.