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* [[Buddha Air]]
* [[Nepal Airlines]]
* [[Tara Air]]
* [[Yeti Airlines]]
* [[Sita Air]]
* [[Summit Air]]
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[[File:412a Pokhara RNAC DC3, Nepal 1971 (51296670854).jpg|thumb|right|A [[Nepal Airlines]] [[DC-3]] at Pokhara Airport in 1971]]
'''Pokhara Airport''' {{Airport codes|PKR|VNPK}} is a [[domestic airport]] serving [[Pokhara]] in [[Nepal]]. Pokhara Airpot gotwill be gradually replaced by Nepal's third international airport, [[Pokhara International Airport]] in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archive.nepalitimes.com/article/nation/Pokhara-waits-for-take-off,4136|title=With new airport, Pokhara waits for takeoff - Nation - Nepali Times|first=Ziyu|last=Lin|website=archive.nepalitimes.com|accessdate=8 September 2018}}</ref> While most operations were transfered to the new airport on 1 January 2023, the [[STOL]]-operations to [[Jomsom Airport|Jomsom]] are still operated from this airport.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Pokharel |first1=Santosh |title=Pokhara’s Old Airport to Remain Functional as CAAN Prepares to Launch Int’l Airport |url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/pokhara-s-old-airport-to-remain-functional-as-caan-prepares-to-launch-int-l-airport/ |publisher=República |access-date=1 January 2023 |date=22 December 2022}}</ref>
==History==
In the late 2010s, Pokhara Airpot became Nepal's second domestic hub handling flights to various provinces.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pokhara Airport |url=https://caanepal.gov.np/storage/app/media/airport%20profile%202020%20updated/in%20operation/POKHARA-AIRPORT.pdf |publisher=Civil Aviation Authority Nepal}}</ref>
In 2023, the airport gotwill gradually be replaced by [[Pokhara International Airport]].
==Facilities==
==Airlines and destinations==
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|[[Buddha Air]]|[[Bhadrapur Airport|Bhadrapur]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Buddha Air announces Bhadrapur-Pokhara flight |url=https://kathmandupost.com/money/2022/04/04/buddha-air-announces-bhadrapur-pokhara-flight |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref> [[Bharatpur Airport|Bharatpur]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-07-17 |title=Buddha Air increasing flight to Surkhet |url=https://www.aviationnepal.com/buddha-air-will-operate-direct-flights-from-pokhara-to-bharatpur-starting-mid-september/ |access-date=2022-07-01 |website=Aviation Nepal |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Biratnagar Airport|Biratnagar]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sunuwar |first=Muna |title=After losing Rs 100m in 7 months, Buddha Air stops Kolkata flights |url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/80619/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=My Republica |language=en}}</ref> [[Dhangadhi Airport|Dhangadhi]],<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=diwakar |date=2022-02-15 |title=Pokhara-Janakpur and Pokhara-Dhangadhi direct flights from March 1 - OnlineKhabar English News |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/pokhara-janakpur-dhangadhi-flights.html |access-date=2022-07-07 |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Janakpur Airport|Janakpur]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Alert |url=https://twitter.com/AirBuddha/status/1474310776269651968 |publisher=Buddha Air |accessdate=30 December 2021}}</ref> [[Simara Airport|Jitpursimara]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=diwakar |date=2021-08-20 |title=Pokhara-Simara direct flights from September 1 - OnlineKhabar English News |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/pokhara-simara-direct-flights-from-september-1.html |access-date=2022-07-07 |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Tribhuvan International Airport|Kathmandu]],<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Pokharel |first=Santosh |title=Flights to and from Pokhara Airport affected as fuel tanker overturns near runway |url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/127296/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=My Republica |language=en}}</ref> [[Nepalgunj Airport|Nepalgunj]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=RASTRIYA SAMACHAR SAMITI |date=2021 |title=Buddha Air begins Pokhara-Nepalgunj flight |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/buddha-air-begins-pokhara-nepalgunj-flight |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=thehimalayantimes.com}}</ref> [[Gautam Buddha Airport|Siddharthanagar]] (all end 31 December 2022)<ref name="MoveToIntl1">{{cite web |title=Domestic flights to start at Pokhara Regional International Airport from Jan 1, international flights unlikely for time being |date=21 December 2022 |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/pokhara-regional-international-airport-flight.html |publisher=Online Khabar |access-date=21 December 2022}}</ref><ref name="MoveToIntl2">{{cite web |title=पोखरा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थलबाट नियमित उडान गर्न तीन कम्पनीले स्वीकृति पाए, डेमोको तयारी |url=https://bizmandu.com/content/20221220113909.html |publisher=Bizmandu |access-date=21 December 2022 |language=Nepali}}</ref>
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|{{nowrap|[[Guna Airlines]]}}|[[Bhadrapur Airport|Bhadrapur]], [[Bharatpur Airport|Bharatpur]],<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=diwakar |date=2021-11-24 |title=Guna Airlines starts flights to Bharatpur, Bhairahawa and Nepalgunj from Pokhara - OnlineKhabar English News |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/guna-airlines-pokhara.html |access-date=2022-07-07 |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Biratnagar Airport|Biratnagar]], [[Tribhuvan International Airport|Kathmandu]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Plane flown for Pokhara returned Kathmandu after noticing technical issue |url=https://english.khabarhub.com/2022/16/232588/ |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=Khabarhub |language=en}}</ref> [[Nepalgunj Airport|Nepalgunj]],<ref name=":2" /> [[Gautam Buddha Airport|Siddharthanagar]]<ref name=":2" />
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|{{nowrap|[[Shree Airlines]]}}|[[Bhadrapur Airport|Bhadrapur]], [[Biratnagar Airport|Biratnagar]], [[Janakpur Airport|Janakpur]], [[Nepalgunj Airport|Nepalgunj]], [[Rajbiraj Airport|Rajbiraj]], [[Gautam Buddha Airport|Siddharthanagar]] (all end 31 December 2022)<ref name="MoveToIntl1"/><ref name="MoveToIntl2"/>
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|[[Sita Air]]|[[Jomsom Airport|Jomsom]], [[Tribhuvan International Airport|Kathmandu]], [[Nepalgunj Airport|Nepalgunj]]
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|[[Tara Air]]|[[Jomsom Airport|Jomsom]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Republica |title=Pokhara Airport resumes flight service |url=http://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/120962/ |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=My Republica |language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Yeti Airlines]]| [[Tribhuvan International Airport|Kathmandu]] (ends 31 December 2022)<ref name="MoveToIntl1"/><ref name="MoveToIntl2"/>
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[[Buddha Air]] and [[Yeti Airlines]] provide mountain sightseeing flights or [[Annapurna| Annapurna sightseeing flights]] out of Pokhara Airport. They usually depart in the early morning hours and return to the airport one hour later.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pokhara Mountain Flight |url=https://www.buddhaair.com/mountain-flight-nepal/pokhara-mountain-flight.html |publisher=Buddha Air |accessdate=1 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Annapurna Express |url=https://www.yetiairlines.com/destination/annapurna-express|publisher=Yeti Airlines |accessdate=1 April 2019}}</ref>
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Several [[Ultralight aviation]] companies offer recreational and sightseeing flights from Pokhara Airport.<ref>{{cite web |title=Civil Aviation Report 2018 |url=https://caanepal.gov.np/storage/app/uploads/public/5cf/8c9/3b5/5cf8c93b5937a929054884.pdf |publisher=Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal |accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref>
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