BIRVNVT

Biratnagar Airport

Biratnagar, Nepal · Asia

Asia Asia/Katmandu

4direct destinations

5airlines

1runway

1,505 mLongest runway

1958opened

Biratnagar Airport (Nepali: ???????? ?????????, IATA: BIR, ICAO: VNVT) is a domestic airport located in Biratnagar serving Morang District, Koshi Province, Nepal. Biratnagar Airport is the third busiest airport in Nepal after Kathmandu and Pokhara. There are plans to upgrade the airport to serve international flights very soon.

Location

26.482°N, 87.264°E · 72 m s. n. m. (236 ft)

General data

CountryNepal

CityBiratnagar

IATA codeBIR

ICAO codeVNVT

Coordinates26.482°N, 87.264°E

Elevation72 m s. n. m. (236 ft)

Time zoneAsia/Katmandu

Runways1

Longest runway1,505 m

Opened1958

Direct destinations4

Runways · 1

09/27

Length1,505 m4,938 ft

Width30 m98 ft

SurfaceAsphalt

Lighted✓

Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.

Radio frequencies · 1

Tower

123.800

Look for a live feed on LiveATC External site; not every airport has a feed.

Reference frequencies for enthusiasts, from OurAirports (community database, public domain), checked on Oct 16, 2026. They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation. In Europe the published frequency may be an 8.33 kHz channel (e.g., 118.505 for 118.500). In MHz.

History

Biratnagar Airport commenced operations on 6 July 1958.

On 15 August 2017, during the August 2017 Nepal and India floods the runway of Biratnagar Airport was flooded, along with other parts of India and Nepal, and the airport was forced to suspend its operations.

In 2019, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal decided to upgrade the Biratnagar Airport to an international level, which includes lengthening the runway. In 2022, locals demonstrated, as they still were not compensated for the land that the Government was purchasing to expand the airport area.

Airlines operating here · 5

Other airlines with direct routes

Buddha Air Nepal Airlines Saurya Airlines Shree Airlines Yeti Airlines

Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).

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APA

Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Biratnagar Airport (BIR). Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BIR

MLA

“Biratnagar Airport (BIR).” Vuelopedia, Fundación Poderia, 15 Oct. 2026, vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BIR. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago

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Harvard

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BibTeX

@misc{vuelopedia_en_airport_bir,
  author       = {{Vuelopedia}},
  title        = {{Biratnagar Airport (BIR)}},
  publisher    = {Fundación Poderia},
  year         = {2026},
  date         = {2026-10-15},
  url          = {https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BIR},
  howpublished = {\url{https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/BIR}},
  urldate      = {2026-10-22},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-22}
}

Wikipedia

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