# Nepalgunj Airport (KEP / VNNG) **Nepalgunj Airport** (IATA: KEP, ICAO: VNNG) is a medium airport in Nepalgunj, Lumbini Province, Nepal. It has one runway, 1,504 m (4,935 ft) long, asphalt. In 2019 it handled 453 thousand passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnng ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: KEP / VNNG - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Nepalgunj, Lumbini Province, Nepal - Elevation: 165 m / 540 ft - Coordinates: 28.1036, 81.6670 - Runways: 1 - Longest runway: 1,504 m / 4,935 ft - Passengers: 453,433 (2019) - Time zone: UTC+5:45 · Asia/Kathmandu - Website: http://www.nepalgunjairport.com.np/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepalgunj_Airport (16 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1756906 - Ident: VNNG ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 08/26 | 1,504 m / 4,935 ft | 31 m / 100 ft | Asphalt | 081° / 261° | | ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2006 | 113,480 | Wikidata | | 2007 | 102,722 | Wikidata | | 2008 | 78,284 | Wikidata | | 2009 | 140,045 | Wikidata | | 2010 | 143,456 | Wikidata | | 2011 | 142,869 | Wikidata | | 2014 | 165,867 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 176,372 | Wikidata | | 2016 | 233,533 | Wikidata | | 2017 | 369,355 | Wikidata | | 2018 | 426,661 | Wikidata | | 2019 | 453,433 | Wikidata | ## Routes 9 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (9) - [TPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vntp.md) Tikapur Airport · Nepal · 71 km / 44 mi · Tara Air - [VNSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnsl.md) Rukum Salle Airport · Nepal · 97 km / 60 mi · Nepal Airlines - [JUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnjl.md) Jumla Airport · Nepal · 140 km / 87 mi · Sita Air, Summit Air, Nepal Airlines, Tara Air - [DOP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vndp.md) Dolpa Airport · Nepal · 149 km / 93 mi · Sita Air, Summit Air, Nepal Airlines, Tara Air - [BJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnbr.md) Bajura Airport · Nepal · 155 km / 96 mi · Sita Air, Summit Air, Nepal Airlines, Tara Air - [NP-0002](https://dromopedia.com/airports/np-0002.md) Talcha Rara Mugu Airport · Nepal · 164 km / 102 mi · Sita Air, Summit Air, Tara Air - [IMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnst.md) Simikot Airport · Nepal · 208 km / 129 mi · Sita Air, Summit Air, Nepal Airlines, Tara Air - [PHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/np-0003.md) Pokhara International Airport · Nepal · 230 km / 143 mi · Buddha Air - [KTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnkt.md) Tribhuvan International Airport · Nepal · 366 km / 227 mi · Yeti Airlines, Sita Air, Summit Air, Saurya Airlines, Buddha Air, Shree Airlines ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from KEP, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (8) - ST [Sita Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sita-air) · 6 - [Summit Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/summit-air) · 6 - [Tara Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tara-air) · 6 - RA [Nepal Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nepal-airlines) · 5 - U4 [Buddha Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/buddha-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 | 453K (2019) | #1,154 of 3,974 | #370 in Asia | #4 in NP | | Longest runway | 1,504 m / 4,935 ft | =6,957 of 29,858 | #1,362 in Asia | #6 in NP | | Elevation | 165 m / 540 ft | =26,417 of 43,403 | =1,459 in Asia | #42 in NP | | Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =185 in Asia | =1 in NP | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | TWR | TWR | 118.300 | ## Nearby airports - [SKH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnsk.md) Surkhet Airport · 54 km / 33 mi - [DNP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vndg.md) Tulsipur Airport · 62 km / 38 mi - [TPU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vntp.md) Tikapur Airport · 71 km / 44 mi - [VSV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/visv.md) Shravasti Airport · 76 km / 47 mi - [RUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnrk.md) Rukum Chaurjahari Airport · 78 km / 48 mi - [VNSL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnsl.md) Rukum Salle Airport · 97 km / 60 mi ## Sources - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Nepalgunj Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nepalgunj_Airport&oldid=1371389673), revision of 26 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/vnng/data