# Tribhuvan International Airport (KTM / VNKT)

**Tribhuvan International Airport** (IATA: KTM, ICAO: VNKT) is a large airport in Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal. It opened in 1955. It has one runway, 3,350 m (10,991 ft) long, asphalt. It is operated by Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal. In 2019 it handled 7.3 million passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: KTM / VNKT
- Type: Large airport
- Operator: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal
- Serves: Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal
- Opened: 1955
- Elevation: 1,338 m / 4,390 ft
- Coordinates: 27.6966, 85.3591
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,350 m / 10,991 ft
- Passengers: 7,327,042 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+5:45 · Asia/Kathmandu
- Website: http://www.tiairport.com.np
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribhuvan_International_Airport (45 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q61066
- Weather station: VNKT · WMO 44454
- Ident: VNKT

## Timeline

- 1955: Tribhuvan International Airport opens.
- 31 Jul 1992: Thai Airways International Flight 311. 113 killed.
- 28 Sep 1992: PIA Flight 268. 167 killed.
- 25 Sep 2011: Buddha Air Flight 103. 19 killed.
- 28 Sep 2012: Sita Air Flight 601. 19 killed.
- 3 Mar 2015: Turkish Airlines Flight 726.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 02/20 | 3,350 m / 10,991 ft | 45 m / 148 ft | Asphalt | 022° / 202° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2008 | 2,867,216 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 3,405,015 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 3,991,259 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 4,508,962 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 4,500,176 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 4,682,906 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 4,962,205 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 4,581,210 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 5,268,338 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 6,339,235 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 7,190,238 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 7,327,042 | Wikidata |

## Routes

56 destinations in 18 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (53)

- [SIF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnsi.md) Simara Airport · Nepal · 70 km / 43 mi · Yeti Airlines, Buddha Air
- [BHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnbp.md) Bharatpur Airport · Nepal · 92 km / 57 mi · Buddha Air
- [PPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnpl.md) Phaplu Airport · Nepal · 122 km / 76 mi · Summit Air, Nepal Airlines
- [JKR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnjp.md) Janakpur Airport · Nepal · 123 km / 76 mi · Yeti Airlines, Buddha Air, Shree Airlines
- [RUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnrt.md) Rumjatar Airport · Nepal · 125 km / 78 mi · Nepal Airlines
- [LUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnlk.md) Tenzing-Hillary Airport · Nepal · 135 km / 84 mi · Yeti Airlines, Sita Air, Summit Air
- [PHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/np-0003.md) Pokhara International Airport · Nepal · 143 km / 89 mi · Yeti Airlines, Sita Air, Saurya Airlines, Buddha Air, Shree Airlines
- [NP-0015](https://dromopedia.com/airports/np-0015.md) Khanidanda Airport · Nepal · 151 km / 94 mi · Nepal Airlines
- [VNTH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnth.md) Thamkharka Airport · Nepal · 165 km / 103 mi · Nepal Airlines
- [BHP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnbj.md) Bhojpur Airport · Nepal · 178 km / 111 mi · Nepal Airlines
- [TMI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vntr.md) Tumling Tar Airport · Nepal · 186 km / 116 mi · Yeti Airlines, Summit Air, Buddha Air
- [RJB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnrb.md) Rajbiraj Airport · Nepal · 190 km / 118 mi · Buddha Air, Shree Airlines
- [BWA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnbw.md) Gautam Buddha International Airport · Nepal · 193 km / 120 mi · Yeti Airlines, Saurya Airlines, Nepal Airlines, Buddha Air, Shree Airlines
- [BIR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnvt.md) Biratnagar Airport · Nepal · 232 km / 144 mi · Yeti Airlines, Saurya Airlines, Buddha Air, Shree Airlines
- [TPJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vntj.md) Taplejung Airport · Nepal · 234 km / 145 mi · Sita Air, Summit Air, Nepal Airlines
- [BDP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vncg.md) Bhadrapur Airport · Nepal · 297 km / 185 mi · Yeti Airlines, Saurya Airlines, Buddha Air, Shree Airlines
- [VNSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnsl.md) Rukum Salle Airport · Nepal · 304 km / 189 mi · Nepal Airlines
- [DNP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vndg.md) Tulsipur Airport · Nepal · 305 km / 190 mi · Nepal Airlines
- [VNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vebn.md) Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport · India · 352 km / 219 mi · Buddha Air
- [KEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnng.md) Nepalgunj Airport · Nepal · 366 km / 227 mi · Yeti Airlines, Sita Air, Summit Air, Saurya Airlines, Buddha Air, Shree Airlines
- [SKH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnsk.md) Surkhet Airport · Nepal · 378 km / 235 mi · Buddha Air
- [PBH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vqpr.md) Paro International Airport · Bhutan · 402 km / 250 mi · Bhutan Airlines, Drukair
- [DHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vndh.md) Dhangarhi Airport · Nepal · 482 km / 300 mi · Saurya Airlines, Buddha Air, Shree Airlines
- [LXA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuls.md) Lhasa Gonggar International Airport · China · 571 km / 355 mi · Himalaya Airlines
- [CCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vecc.md) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · India · 641 km / 398 mi · Buddha Air
- [DAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vghs.md) Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport · Bangladesh · 662 km / 411 mi · Himalaya Airlines
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 816 km / 507 mi · IndiGo, Bhutan Airlines, Nepal Airlines, Air India, SpiceJet
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 1,592 km / 989 mi · IndiGo, Nepal Airlines
- [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 1,773 km / 1,102 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 1,797 km / 1,117 mi · Air India Express, Nepal Airlines
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 1,876 km / 1,166 mi · Sichuan Airlines, Air China
- [CKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuck.md) Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport · China · 2,086 km / 1,296 mi · Himalaya Airlines
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 2,200 km / 1,367 mi · Thai AirAsia, Thai Lion Air
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 2,230 km / 1,386 mi · Thai Airways, Nepal Airlines
- [CMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vcbi.md) Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport · Sri Lanka · 2,353 km / 1,462 mi · SriLankan Airlines
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 2,746 km / 1,706 mi · SalamAir
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 2,837 km / 1,763 mi · Nepal Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 2,932 km / 1,822 mi · Cathay Pacific, Nepal Airlines
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,974 km / 1,848 mi · Air Arabia
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 2,990 km / 1,858 mi · flydubai, Himalaya Airlines, Nepal Airlines
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 3,081 km / 1,914 mi · Air Arabia
- [PKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbad.md) Beijing Daxing International Airport · China · 3,141 km / 1,952 mi · Himalaya Airlines
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 3,273 km / 2,034 mi · Himalaya Airlines, Malaysia Airlines, Nepal Airlines, Batik Air Malaysia
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 3,360 km / 2,088 mi · Himalaya Airlines, Qatar Airways, Nepal Airlines
- [TAO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zsqd.md) Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport · China · 3,392 km / 2,108 mi · Himalaya Airlines
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,511 km / 2,182 mi · Himalaya Airlines, Nepal Airlines
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 3,535 km / 2,197 mi · Himalaya Airlines
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 3,538 km / 2,198 mi · Singapore Airlines
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 3,644 km / 2,264 mi · Jazeera Airways, Himalaya Airlines, Kuwait Airways
- [RUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk.md) King Khalid International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 3,849 km / 2,392 mi · Himalaya Airlines, Nepal Airlines
- [ICN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rksi.md) Incheon International Airport · South Korea · 3,966 km / 2,464 mi · Korean Air
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 5,214 km / 3,240 mi · Nepal Airlines
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 5,307 km / 3,298 mi · Turkish Airlines

### Charter (3)

- [RHP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnrc.md) Ramechhap Airport · Nepal · 77 km / 48 mi · Sita Air
- [PPL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnpl.md) Phaplu Airport · Nepal · 122 km / 76 mi · Sita Air
- [BDP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vncg.md) Bhadrapur Airport · Nepal · 297 km / 185 mi · Sita Air

### Cargo (5)

- [CCU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vecc.md) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport · India · 641 km / 398 mi · SpiceJet
- [KMG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zppp.md) Kunming Changshui International Airport · China · 1,773 km / 1,102 mi · Himalaya Airlines
- [CTU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zuuu.md) Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · China · 1,831 km / 1,138 mi · SF Airlines
- [TFU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zutf.md) Chengdu Tianfu International Airport · China · 1,876 km / 1,166 mi · SF Airlines
- [NNG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgnn.md) Nanning Wuxu International Airport · China · 2,362 km / 1,468 mi · Himalaya Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Hub airlines (12)

- RA [Nepal Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nepal-airlines) · 21
- U4 [Buddha Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/buddha-air) · 14
- H9 [Himalaya Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/himalaya-airlines) · 14
- YT [Yeti Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/yeti-airlines) · 9
- N9 [Shree Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/shree-airlines) · 8
- ST [Sita Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sita-air) · 7
- S1 [Saurya Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saurya-airlines) · 6
- [Bishwo Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bishwo-airways)
- G1 [Gorkha Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gorkha-airlines)
- [Manang Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/manang-air)
- SH [Simrik Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/simrik-airlines)
- [Tara Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tara-air)

### Passenger (26)

- [Summit Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/summit-air) · 5
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 2
- B3 [Bhutan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/bhutan-airlines) · 2
- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 2
- SG [SpiceJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/spicejet) · 2
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 1
- AI [Air India](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india) · 1
- IX [Air India Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india-express) · 1
- OD [Batik Air Malaysia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/batik-air-malaysia) · 1
- CX [Cathay Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cathay-pacific) · 1
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 1
- KB [Drukair](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/drukair) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- J9 [Jazeera Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/jazeera-airways) · 1
- KE [Korean Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/korean-air) · 1
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1
- MH [Malaysia Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/malaysia-airlines) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- OV [SalamAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/salamair) · 1
- 3U [Sichuan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sichuan-airlines) · 1
- SQ [Singapore Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/singapore-airlines) · 1
- UL [SriLankan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/srilankan-airlines) · 1
- FD [Thai AirAsia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia) · 1
- TG [Thai Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airways) · 1
- SL [Thai Lion Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-lion-air) · 1
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (1)

- O3 [SF Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sf-airlines) · 2

Former hub of [Agni Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/agni-air), [Cosmic Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cosmic-air), [Fly Yeti](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-yeti), [Guna Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/guna-airlines), [Skyline Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/skyline-airways).

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 7.3M (2019) | #268 of 3,974 | #85 in Asia | #1 in NP |
| Longest runway | 3,350 m / 10,991 ft | =677 of 29,858 | =203 in Asia | #1 in NP |
| Elevation | 1,338 m / 4,390 ft | =2,827 of 43,403 | =336 in Asia | #19 in NP |
| Age | Opened 1955 | =4,103 of 15,079 | =220 in Asia | #1 in NP |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in NP |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | KATHMANDU APP | 120.600 |
| ATIS | KATHMANDU ATIS | 127.000 |
| GND | KATHMANDU GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | KATHMANDU RDO | 292.300 |
| TWR | KATHMANDU TWR | 118.100 |

## Nearby airports

- [JKR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnjp.md) Janakpur Airport · 123 km / 77 mi
- [LUA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnlk.md) Tenzing-Hillary Airport · 135 km / 84 mi
- [PHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/np-0003.md) Pokhara International Airport · 143 km / 89 mi
- [PKR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnpk.md) Pokhara Domestic Airport · 146 km / 91 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: “Tribhuvan International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tribhuvan_International_Airport&oldid=1370678423), revision of 22 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/vnkt/data