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Airports in Nepal | List of AirportsEstablishment of Airport1949: The date heralded the formal beginning of aviation in Nepal with the landing of a 4 seater lone powered vintage Beach- craft Bonanza aircraft of Indian Ambassador Mr. Sarjit Singh Mahathia at Gauchar. 1950: The first charter flight By Himalayan Aviation Dakota from Gauchar to Kolkata. 1955: King Mahendra inaugurated Gauchar Airport and renamed it as Tribhuvan Airport. 1957: Grassy runway transformed into a concrete one. 1957: Department of Civil Aviation founded. 1958: Royal Nepal Airlines started scheduled services domesticaly and externaly. 1959: RNAC fully owned by HMG/N as a public undertaking. 1959: Civil Aviation Act 2015 BS. Promulgated. 1960: Nepal attained ICAO membership. 1964: Tribhuvan Airport renamed as Tribhuvan International Airport. 1967: The 3750 feet long runway extended to 6600 feet. 1967: Landing of a German Airlines Lufthansa Boeing 707. 1968: Thai International starts its scheduled jet air services. 1972: Nepalese jet aircraft Boeing 727/100 makes a debut landing at TIA. ATC services taken over by Nepalese personnel from Indian technicians. 1975: TIA runway extended to 10000 feet from the previous 6600 feet. 1975: Civil Aviation Training Centre established. 1976: FIC (Flight Information Center) established. 1977: Nepal imprinted in the World Aeronautical Chart. 1989: Completion of International Terminal Building and first landing of Concorde. 1990: New International Terminal Building of TIA inaugurated by King Birendra. 1992: Adoption of Liberal Aviation Policy and emergence of private sector in domestic air transport. 1993: National Civil Aviation Policy promulgated. 1995: Domestic Terminal Building at TIA and Apron Expanded. 1998: CAAN established as an autonomous Authority. ASR/SSR brought to operation. 1998: COSCAP-SA Project established. 2002: Expansion of the International Terminal Building at TIA and the construction of a new air cargo complex. 2003: Rara airport (Mugu), Kangeldanda airport (Solukhumbu) and Thamkharka airport (Khotang) brought in operation. 2004: Domestic operation by jet aircraft commenced. 2005: International flights by two private operators began. 2006: A new comprehensive Aviation Policy introduced. GMG Airlines of Bangladesh, Korean Air and Air Arabia started air service to Nepal. 2007: Identification of site location for a new second international airport. Etihad, Dragon Air, Silk Air, Orient Thai and Hong Kong Express commenced their service to Nepal. 2009: Establishement of RCAG station at Nepalgunj-to augument coverage of VHF ommunication in Air Traffic Control. 2010: An agreement of SDR 44388000 was signed between Nepal Government and CAAN for Capacity Enhancement Project of TIA under ADB loan. This type of tourism has three important aspects. They are sand, sea and sex. People like to enjoy by sitting at seashore, sandbank with their lover, husband or wife, friends. They also want to swim in sea, to have delicious foods, etc. This type of tourism is known as recreational tourism. List of Airports
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