civil aviation in nepal

HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

Department of Civil Aviation established in 1957The statutory regulations regarding civil aviation were introduced under the Civil Aviation Act, 1959 (2015 BS)Nepal obtained the membership of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in 1960Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) was established as an autonomous regulatory body on 31 December 1998 under Civil Aviation Act, 1996

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Safety Oversight of Nepal

ICAO conducted Safety Oversight of Nepal in 5 to 14 May 2009 and identified Effective Implementation (EI) of ICAO safety standards and guidance as 43 percentICAO Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM) carried out in 10-16 July 2013 and identified effective implementation of ICAO Safety Standards as 55 percentICVM identified a Significant Safety Concern (SSC) in the area of aircraft operations

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Safety Oversight of Nepal (After ICVM 2013)

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Safety Oversight of Nepal (After offside validation 2016)

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Safety Oversight of Nepal

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All air carriers under CAA Nepal with responsibility for regulatory oversight were placed under EU Air Safety List on December 5, 2013

ACCIDENT OF NEPALESE REGISTERED AIRCRAFT (2006-2015)

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International Air Transport

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25 airlines from different countries are operating their services in Nepal

3 airlines from Nepal are operating international schedule passenger services.

International Air Transport

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Nepal 3 Qatar 1India 3 Oman 1Bhutan 2 South Korea 1China 4 Hongkong 1Thailand 1 UAE 3Bangladesh 3 Turkey 1Malaysia 3 Singapore 1

Domestic Operators

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Aircraft Fleet (Fixed Wing)

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OperatorAir Kasthamandap PAC 750XL Buddha Air ATR 72/42, B 1900D Goma Air LET 410, C 208B Himalaya Airlines A 320Makalu Air C 208BNepal Airlines Corporation

B 757, A 320, MA 60, DHC-6, Y-12E

Saurya Airlines CRJ 200Simrik Airlines DO 228, B 1900C Sita Air DO 228Tara Air DO 228, DHC 6-300/400 Yeti Airlines J 41

Aircraft Fleet (Rotary Wing)

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OperatorAir Dynasty AS 350 BA/B2/B3e Altitude Air AS 350B3e Fishtail Air AS 350B2/B3/B3e, Bell 206B Heli Everest AS 350B3e Manang Air AS 350B3e Mountain Helicopters AS 350B3e/B2, EC130B4

Prabhu Helicopter R 44 II, R 66 Shree Airlines MI8 AMT/MTV1, AS 350B3e Simrik Air AS 350B3e, Bell 407 GXP VVIP Flight AS 332 L/L1, Bell 206 L3/L4

Airports of Nepal

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Airports of Nepal

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International AirportCurrently there is only one airport with international operations: Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu.

Regional Hub AirportsThese four regional airports are Biratnagar, Pokhara, Bhairahawa and Nepalgunj

Other Domestic AirportsThe remainders of airports only have regular flights to a Regional airport mostly on charter basis. Most of these airports are categorized as STOL airfields.