Airports
Tilicho Lake landing site (NPTL)
Tilicho Lake landing site is a Himalayan landing site in Manang, identified on this platform as NPTL. It sits at 16,138 ft (4,919 m) above sea level, at 28.6917°N 83.8528°E. No operator on this platform publishes a scheduled helicopter route through Manang, so flights here are quoted as private charters against the date and the party.
- ICAO code
- NPTL
- IATA code
- None
- Town or area
- Manang
- Elevation
- 16,138 ft
- Elevation, metric
- 4,919 m
- Coordinates
- 28.6917°N 83.8528°E
Flying here
No scheduled route through Tilicho Lake landing site
Nobody on this platform sells a packaged flight through here, which is not the same as it being unreachable.
A site with no published route is flown as a private charter, subject to the aircraft, the party and the landing permissions. Price a private leg or ask the flight desk what it would take.
Asked about Tilicho Lake landing site
Tilicho Lake landing site, in detail
Where is Tilicho Lake landing site?
Tilicho Lake landing site is in Manang, Nepal, at 28.6917° north and 83.8528° east. It is a helicopter landing site rather than an aerodrome, identified on this platform as NPTL.
How high is Tilicho Lake landing site?
Tilicho Lake landing site stands at 16,138 ft, which is 4,919 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.
Can a helicopter fly to Tilicho Lake landing site?
Yes, as a private charter. No operator on this platform publishes a scheduled helicopter route through Tilicho Lake landing site, which is not the same as it being unreachable — a helicopter needs a level site and a clear approach rather than a runway. The charter desk quotes it against the date, the party and the landing permissions.
Is Tilicho Lake landing site an airport?
No. Tilicho Lake landing site is a helicopter landing site with no runway and no ICAO registration. The code NPTL 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 Tilicho Lake 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.