# Rukum Salle Airport (VNSL)

**Rukum Salle Airport** (ICAO: VNSL) is a small airport in Musikot, Karnali Province, Nepal. It opened in 1994. In 2019 it handled 2 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: — / VNSL
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Musikot, Karnali Province, Nepal
- Opened: 1994
- Elevation: 1,580 m / 5,184 ft
- Coordinates: 28.6362, 82.4502
- Passengers: 2,310 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+5:45 · Asia/Kathmandu
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rukum_Salle_Airport (1 language)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55632093
- Ident: VNSL

## Timeline

- 1994: Rukum Salle Airport opens.

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,200 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 2,350 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 1,824 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 2,577 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 2,483 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 2,310 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [KEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnng.md) Nepalgunj Airport · Nepal · 97 km / 60 mi · Nepal Airlines
- [KTM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnkt.md) Tribhuvan International Airport · Nepal · 304 km / 189 mi · Nepal Airlines

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (1)

- RA [Nepal Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nepal-airlines) · 2

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2K (2019) | #3,118 of 3,974 | #869 in Asia | #22 in NP |
| Elevation | 1,580 m / 5,184 ft | =1,786 of 43,403 | #256 in Asia | #16 in NP |
| Age | Opened 1994 | =10,385 of 15,079 | =486 in Asia | #12 in NP |

## Nearby airports

- [RUK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnrk.md) Rukum Chaurjahari Airport · 25 km / 16 mi
- [RPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnrp.md) Rolpa Airport · 51 km / 32 mi
- [DOP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vndp.md) Dolpa Airport · 53 km / 33 mi
- [DNP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vndg.md) Tulsipur Airport · 60 km / 37 mi
- [VNDR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vndr.md) Dhorpatan Airport · 61 km / 38 mi
- [JUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnjl.md) Jumla Airport · 75 km / 47 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: “Rukum Salle Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rukum_Salle_Airport&oldid=1363075513), 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/vnsl/data