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    Tenzing-Hillary Airport - Wikipedia
    OwnerGovernment of Nepal
    Airport typePublic
    OperatorCivil Aviation Authority of Nepal
    ServesLukla, Nepal
    History

    The airport was built in 1964 under the supervision of Sir Edmund Hillary, who originally intended to build it on flat farmland. However, local farmers did not want to give up their land, so the airport was built i… See more

    Facilities

    The airport's paved asphalt runway is accessible only to helicopters and small, fixed-wing, short-takeoff-and-landing aircraft such as the De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter, Dornier 228, L-410 Turbolet and Pilatus PC-6 Turbo … See more

    Accidents and incidents

    • On 15 October 1973, a Royal Nepal Airlines DHC-6 Twin Otter 300 (registration 9N-ABG) was damaged beyond repair on landing. The three crew and three passengers were unhurt.
    • On 9 June 1991, a Nepal Airl… See more

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