# Simara Airport (SIF / VNSI)

**Simara Airport** (IATA: SIF, ICAO: VNSI) is a small airport in Simara, Madhesh Province, Nepal. It opened on 4 Jul 1958. It has one runway, 1,192 m (3,911 ft) long, asphalt. In 2019 it handled 135 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: SIF / VNSI
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Simara, Madhesh Province, Nepal
- Opened: 4 Jul 1958
- Elevation: 137 m / 450 ft
- Coordinates: 27.1598, 84.9800
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 1,192 m / 3,911 ft
- Passengers: 134,573 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+5:45 · Asia/Kathmandu
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simara_Airport (14 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3500850
- Weather station: VNSI · WMO 44449
- Ident: VNSI

## Timeline

- 4 Jul 1958: Simara Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 01/19 | 1,192 m / 3,911 ft | 30 m / 98 ft | Asphalt | 012° / 192° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2006 | 82,933 | Wikidata |
| 2007 | 59,638 | Wikidata |
| 2008 | 66,136 | Wikidata |
| 2009 | 83,012 | Wikidata |
| 2010 | 82,431 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 70,745 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 50,868 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 45,525 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 78,756 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 107,154 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 231,291 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 134,573 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [KTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnkt.md) Tribhuvan International Airport · Nepal · 70 km / 43 mi · Yeti Airlines, Nepal Airlines, Buddha Air
- [PHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/np-0003.md) Pokhara International Airport · Nepal · 148 km / 92 mi · Buddha Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (3)

- U4 [Buddha Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/buddha-air) · 2
- RA [Nepal Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nepal-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 | 135K (2019) | #1,708 of 3,974 | #559 in Asia | #11 in NP |
| Longest runway | 1,192 m / 3,911 ft | #10,905 of 29,858 | #1,592 in Asia | #10 in NP |
| Elevation | 137 m / 450 ft | =28,022 of 43,403 | =1,543 in Asia | #44 in NP |
| Age | Opened 1958 | =4,324 of 15,079 | =241 in Asia | =2 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

- [VERL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/verl.md) Raxaul Airport · 26 km / 16 mi
- [KTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnkt.md) Tribhuvan International Airport · 70 km / 44 mi
- [BHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnbp.md) Bharatpur Airport · 79 km / 49 mi
- [MEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnmg.md) Meghauli Airport · 88 km / 54 mi
- [JKR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnjp.md) Janakpur Airport · 106 km / 66 mi
- [RHP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnrc.md) Ramechhap Airport · 110 km / 68 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: “Simara Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simara_Airport&oldid=1363079004), revision of 7 Jul 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/vnsi/data