# Simikot Airport (IMK / VNST)

**Simikot Airport** (IATA: IMK, ICAO: VNST) is a small airport in Simikot, Karnali Province, Nepal. In 2019 it handled 138 thousand passengers.

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

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: IMK / VNST
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Simikot, Karnali Province, Nepal
- Elevation: 2,818 m / 9,246 ft
- Coordinates: 29.9711, 81.8189
- Passengers: 138,104 (2019)
- Time zone: UTC+5:45 · Asia/Kathmandu
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simikot_Airport (12 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8214541
- Ident: VNST

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 12,923 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 21,922 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 57,207 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 59,770 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 54,261 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 138,104 | Wikidata |

## Routes

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

### Year-round (2)

- [SKH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnsk.md) Surkhet Airport · Nepal · 155 km / 96 mi · Summit Air, Nepal Airlines
- [KEP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnng.md) Nepalgunj Airport · Nepal · 208 km / 129 mi · Sita Air, Summit Air, Nepal Airlines, Tara Air

## Airlines

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

### Passenger (4)

- RA [Nepal Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/nepal-airlines) · 2
- [Summit Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/summit-air) · 2
- ST [Sita Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sita-air) · 1
- [Tara Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/tara-air) · 1

## Rankings

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

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 138K (2019) | #1,695 of 3,974 | #554 in Asia | #9 in NP |
| Elevation | 2,818 m / 9,246 ft | #123 of 43,403 | #40 in Asia | #5 in NP |

## Nearby airports

- [BJU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnbr.md) Bajura Airport · 54 km / 34 mi
- [NP-0002](https://dromopedia.com/airports/np-0002.md) Talcha Rara Mugu Airport · 59 km / 37 mi
- [BJH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnbg.md) Bajhang Airport · 78 km / 48 mi
- [APJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/cn-0354.md) Ali Pulan Airport · 81 km / 50 mi
- [JUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnjl.md) Jumla Airport · 86 km / 53 mi
- [FEB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vnsr.md) Sanfebagar Airport · 100 km / 62 mi

## In collections

- [Highest airports](https://dromopedia.com/collections/highest) #33

## 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: “Simikot Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Simikot_Airport&oldid=1363079020), 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/vnst/data