Longest Airport Runways in Nepal
Airports in Nepal ranked by the length of their longest open runway.
1Tribhuvan International AirportKathmandu · 10,991 ft · ASP
3,350 m
2Gautam Buddha International AirportSiddharthanagar (Bhairahawa) · 9,843 ft · ASP
3,000 m
3Pokhara International AirportPokhara · 8,202 ft · Concrete
2,500 m
4Dhangarhi AirportDhangarhi · 5,000 ft · UNK
1,524 m
5Biratnagar AirportBiratnagar · 4,937 ft · ASP
1,505 m
6Nepalgunj AirportNepalgunj · 4,935 ft · ASP
1,504 m
7Pokhara Domestic AirportPokhara · 4,720 ft · ASP
1,439 m
8Tumling Tar AirportTumling Tar · 4,000 ft · UNK
1,219 m
9Bhadrapur AirportBhadrapur · 3,965 ft · ASP
1,209 m
10Simara AirportSimara · 3,911 ft · ASP
1,192 m
11Bharatpur AirportBharatpur · 3,799 ft · ASP
1,158 m
12Meghauli AirportMeghauli · 3,560 ft · grass
1,085 m
13Surkhet AirportSurkhet · 3,400 ft · UNK
1,036 m
14Janakpur AirportJanakpur · 3,300 ft · ASP
1,006 m
15Mahendranagar AirportMahendranagar · 2,900 ft · UNK
884 m
16Tulsipur AirportDang · 2,730 ft · UNK
832 m
17Jomsom AirportJomsom · 2,424 ft · ASP
739 m
18Taplejung AirportTaplejung · 2,313 ft
705 m
19Phaplu AirportPhaplu · 2,201 ft · ASP
671 m
20Jumla AirportJumla · 2,165 ft · ASP
660 m
21Manang AirportNgawal · 2,133 ft · ASP
650 m
22Rukum Chaurjahari AirportRukumkot · 1,969 ft · ASP
600 m
23Tenzing-Hillary AirportLukla · 1,729 ft · asphalt
527 m
Highlights
Within Nepal, Tribhuvan International Airport ranks first in 2026 with 3,350 m, followed by Gautam Buddha International Airport (3,000 m) and Pokhara International Airport (2,500 m).
Across 23 entries, values run from 3,350 m (Tribhuvan International Airport) to 527 m (Tenzing-Hillary Airport), with a median of 1,085 m.
Source: OurAirports, airports and runway datasets, 2026. Unit: metres.