VNPL · PPL
Phaplu Airport
Phaplu Airport (VNPL / PPL) is a general-aviation airfield serving Phaplu, Koshi Province. The field lies at 7,918 ft (2,413 m) above sea level and has a single runway of 2,201 ft (671 m), asphalt. Its nearest neighbour is Tenzing-Hillary Airport (LUA), 13 nm NE.
Movements are not attributed to this field; that neighbour is the nearest one Alārium counts traffic for.
Location
- Elevation
- 7,918 ft (2,413 m)
- Coordinates
- 27.5178, 86.5850
- Serving
- Phaplu
- Region
- Koshi Province
- Time zone
- Asia/Kathmandu
Runways1 · longest 2,201 ft
Orientation and relative length from the designator: runway 02 points 20° magnetic. No published thresholds here, so strips sit about the field centre. Not a chart to navigate by.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/20 | 2,201 ft671 m | — | Asphalt | — |
Nearby airfields
- Nearest paved 3,000 ft
- JKRJanakpur Airport · 60 nm SW
- Airfields within 25 nm
- 1
Field data: OurAirports, public domain. Positions: ADS-B, which does not carry every aircraft.