Tribhuvan International Airport
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
1 shared touchdown. Each dot sits where it was measured: its distance from the threshold and its offset from the centerline.
Runway 02 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, day there now.
- Wind
- 050°3 kt
- Visibility
- 3.73 SM / 6.0 km
- Temperature
- 13°C55°F, dew point 12°C
- Altimeter
- 1022hPa30.18 inHg
- Time now
- 01:51UTC
- Sunrise
- 00:30UTC
- Sunset
- 11:33UTC
Runway 02 is favoured: 2.6 kt of headwind with the wind from 050° at 3 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR VNKT 030130Z 05003KT 6000 FEW015 13/12 Q1022 NOSIG
Updated just now
Runways.
2 runway ends, the longest 3,350 m / 10,991 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | 022° | 022° | 3,350 m / 10,991 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 271 m / 889 ft |
| 20 | 202° | 202° | 3,350 m / 10,991 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 300 m / 984 ft |
Landings here.
From the landings of pilots who made their profile public, and only the ones that count toward a grade.
The latest.
- BFenixA320 CFM WFRunway 02, 434 fpmPilot XE5JKS
The best here.
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- VNKT, KTM
- Type
- Large airport
- Location
- Kathmandu, Bagmati Province, Nepal
- Coordinates
- 27.6966, 85.3591
- Elevation
- 4,390 ft (1338 m)
- Mag variation
- +0.07° E (per chart)
- Runways
- 2 ends, longest 3,350 m / 10,991 ft
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Approach
- KATHMANDU APP
- 120.600
ATIS
- KATHMANDU ATIS
- 127.000
Ground
- KATHMANDU GND
- 121.900
Tower
- KATHMANDU TWR
- 118.100
Other
- KATHMANDU RDO
- 292.300
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAM | Kathmandu | NDB | 318 kHz |
| LNC | Nalinchowk | NDB | 252 kHz |
| KTM | Kathmandu | VOR-DME | 112.30 MHz |
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