# Bhadrapur Airport (BDP / VNCG)

**Bhadrapur Airport** (IATA: BDP, ICAO: VNCG) is a small airport in Bhadrapur, Koshi Province, Nepal. It has one runway, 1,209 m (3,965 ft) long, asphalt. In 2019 it handled 281 thousand passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vncg

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: BDP / VNCG
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Bhadrapur, Koshi Province, Nepal
- Elevation: 91 m / 300 ft
- Coordinates: 26.5708, 88.0796
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,209 m / 3,965 ft
- Passengers: 281,000 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+5:45 · Asia/Kathmandu
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhadrapur_Airport (17 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q620047
- Weather station: VEBD · WMO 42398
- Ident: VNCG

## Timeline

- 2 Jan 2026: Buddha Air Flight 901.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10/28 | 1,209 m / 3,965 ft | 29 m / 95 ft | Asphalt | 101° / 281° |  |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006 | 57,767 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 80,182 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 60,400 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 135,466 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 154,687 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 154,882 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 120,408 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 164,891 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 162,153 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 192,584 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 228,128 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 281,000 | Wikidata |

## Routes

3 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (3)

- [TPJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vntj.md) Taplejung Airport · Nepal · 95 km / 59 mi · Sita Air
- [KTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnkt.md) Tribhuvan International Airport · Nepal · 297 km / 185 mi · Yeti Airlines, Saurya Airlines, Buddha Air, Shree Airlines
- [PHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/np-0003.md) Pokhara International Airport · Nepal · 440 km / 273 mi · Buddha Air

### Charter (1)

- [KTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnkt.md) Tribhuvan International Airport · Nepal · 297 km / 185 mi · Sita Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from BDP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (5)

- U4 [Buddha Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/buddha-air) · 2
- ST [Sita Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sita-air) · 2
- S1 [Saurya Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saurya-airlines) · 1
- N9 [Shree Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shree-airlines) · 1
- YT [Yeti Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yeti-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 281K (2019) | #1,379 of 3,974 | #449 in Asia | #6 in NP |
| Longest runway | 1,209 m / 3,965 ft | =10,066 of 29,858 | =1,555 in Asia | #9 in NP |
| Elevation | 91 m / 300 ft | =31,280 of 43,403 | =1,749 in Asia | #46 in NP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in NP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AFIS | AFIS | 122.500 |

## Nearby airports

- [IXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vebd.md) Bagdogra Airport · 28 km / 17 mi
- [VEKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vekg.md) Kishanganj Airport · 57 km / 35 mi
- [TKR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vgsg.md) Thakurgaon Airport · 70 km / 43 mi
- [BIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnvt.md) Biratnagar Airport · 82 km / 51 mi
- [PYG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/in-0012.md) Pakyong Airport · 89 km / 55 mi
- [TPJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vntj.md) Taplejung Airport · 95 km / 59 mi

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Bhadrapur Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bhadrapur_Airport&oldid=1368489823), revision of 9 Aug 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vncg/data