Nepalgunj Airport
Nepalgunj Airport
Nepalgunj Airport (IATA: KEP, ICAO: VNNG) is a domestic airport serving Nepalgunj, in Banke District, a district in Lumbini Province in Nepal. There are plans by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal to promote the airport to an international airport and establishing immigration, customs and quarantine facilities.
Location
28.104°N, 81.667°E · 165 m s. n. m. (540 ft)
General data
Runways · 1
Lengths and surfaces from the public OurAirports register; open runways only.
Radio frequencies · 1
Tower
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 They may be outdated or incomplete and do not replace the AIP or current charts: not for navigation.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
The airport has been in service since 1961. In land area it is the fourth largest airport in Nepal. It also has the second greatest number of aircraft and passenger movements out of all domestic airports. After the introduction of FK-100 jet aircraft, passenger movement at this airport increased by 13.39% in 2005 (up to November) against the figure in the year 2004.
In 2005, Flying Dragon Airlines set up its operating base at the airport, however the airline ceased to operate one year later.
Future developments
Since 2018, the airport is being upgraded to serve as an international airport, as Buddha Air is preparing to start direct flights to Delhi. There are plans to construct a new international terminal with separate customs facilities as well as extending the runway.
Airlines operating here · 8
Other airlines with direct routes
Airlines with current passenger routes from here, according to Wikipedia route tables cross-checked from both ends (October 2026).
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This page was last updated on October 15, 2026
APA
Vuelopedia. (2026, October 15). Nepalgunj Airport (KEP). Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://vuelopedia.org/en/airport/KEP
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BibTeX
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title = {{Nepalgunj Airport (KEP)}},
publisher = {Fundación Poderia},
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urldate = {2026-10-21},
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}Wikipedia
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