Airports
Kala Patthar landing site (NPKP)
Kala Patthar landing site is a Himalayan landing site in Khumbu, identified on this platform as NPKP. It sits at 18,192 ft (5,545 m) above sea level, at 27.9956°N 86.8281°E. One published helicopter route runs through it — Everest Base Camp Helicopter Tour — quoted across every certified operator that flies it.
- ICAO code
- NPKP
- IATA code
- None
- District
- Khumbu
- Elevation
- 18,192 ft
- Elevation, metric
- 5,545 m
- Coordinates
- 27.9956°N 86.8281°E
Flying here
Routes through Kala Patthar 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 Kala Patthar landing site.
Asked about Kala Patthar landing site
Kala Patthar landing site, in detail
Where is Kala Patthar landing site?
Kala Patthar landing site is in Khumbu, Nepal, at 27.9956° north and 86.8281° east. It is a helicopter landing site rather than an aerodrome, identified on this platform as NPKP.
How high is Kala Patthar landing site?
Kala Patthar landing site stands at 18,192 ft, which is 5,545 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 Kala Patthar landing site?
1 published route on this platform runs through Kala Patthar landing site: Everest 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 Kala Patthar landing site an airport?
No. Kala Patthar landing site is a helicopter landing site with no runway and no ICAO registration. The code NPKP 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 Kala Patthar 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.