Airports
Pokhara Airport (VNPK / PKR)
Pokhara Airport is a Nepali aerodrome in Pokhara (ICAO VNPK, IATA PKR). It sits at 2,712 ft (827 m) above sea level, at 28.2006°N 83.9821°E. 3 published helicopter routes run through it, each quoted across every certified operator that flies it.
- ICAO code
- VNPK
- IATA code
- PKR
- District
- Pokhara
- Elevation
- 2,712 ft
- Elevation, metric
- 827 m
- Coordinates
- 28.2006°N 83.9821°E
Flying here
Routes through Pokhara Airport
Every one of these is quoted across the certified operators that fly it, for the date you give it.
- Annapurna Base Camp Helicopter TourDeparts here2h
- Muktinath Darshan HelicopterDeparts here2h 30m
- Upper Mustang & Lo Manthang TourDeparts here4h
How far and how long the flight is, for Annapurna Base Camp Helicopter Tour. What this height does to the air is on the altitude and oxygen page for Pokhara Airport.
Asked about Pokhara Airport
Pokhara Airport, in detail
Where is Pokhara Airport?
Pokhara Airport is in Pokhara, Nepal, at 28.2006° north and 83.9821° east. Its ICAO code is VNPK and its IATA code is PKR.
How high is Pokhara Airport?
Pokhara Airport stands at 2,712 ft, which is 827 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 Pokhara Airport?
3 published routes on this platform run through Pokhara Airport: Annapurna Base Camp Helicopter Tour, Muktinath Darshan Helicopter, Upper Mustang & Lo Manthang 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.
What are the codes for Pokhara Airport?
Pokhara Airport is VNPK in ICAO's four-letter system, and PKR in IATA's three-letter system, which is the code that appears on an airline ticket.
Is Pokhara Airport an airport or an airstrip?
Formally an airport: it holds the ICAO code VNPK, which is only issued to a registered aerodrome. "Airstrip" is the informal word for the short, often unlit mountain runways that make up most of Nepal's network, and it is used about this one as often as "airport" is. Both describe the same place. What is not an airstrip is a helipad, and ten of the eighteen sites on this platform are helipads with no runway of any kind.
What is the closest airport to Mount Everest?
Syangboche Airport is the nearest registered airport to the summit, about 29 km away in a straight line, though the airport almost everyone means is Lukla Tenzing-Hillary Airport at about 39 km: it has the scheduled service, and it is where the Everest treks and most Everest helicopter itineraries begin. Pokhara Airport itself is about 290 km from the summit. Closer than any airport are the helicopter landing sites at Everest Base Camp and Kala Patthar, neither of which has a runway.
Does Pokhara have domestic and international flights?
Pokhara's airport handles Nepal's domestic network and was designated an international airport when the present terminal opened in 2023, though scheduled international service through it has been limited and most of Nepal's international traffic still arrives at Kathmandu. Every helicopter flight this platform quotes out of Pokhara is a domestic one.
Flying through Pokhara Airport?
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.