POKHARA REGIONAL INTERNATIONAL

AIRPORT

PRESENTED BY:PURUSHOTTAM BARAL

(071/MST/260)

CONTENTS: Introduction Existing Airport History and Development Construction Technical Information Need and Advantages Challenges & Limitation

INTRODUCTION ….why feasible?? Pokhara is second largest city after Kathmandu in Nepal. Pokhara is the headquarter of Kaski District, Gandaki Zone and

the Western Development Region. It is considered as tourism capital of Nepal. Famous for adventure tourism and the base for the

famous Annapurna Circuit trek No. of Tourist Arriving in Pokhara

YearNumber of international

touristsarriving in Pokhara

2011 736,2152012 803,0922013 798,000

Contd….

Pokhara is well connected to rest of the country through permanent road and air links.

The all-season Pokhara Airport with regular flights to Kathmandu, Mustang are operated by various domestic airlines.

Flights from Kathmandu to Pokhara take 30 minutes.

EXISTING AIRPORT: ICAO Code: VNPK Elevation: 822 m Reference Temp.: 35 ⁰C Designation: 04/22 Dimensions (m): 1444x30 (TORA/TODA/ASDA/LDA: 1444

m) Surface: Bitumen Two perpendicular entrance and exit taxiways, 23 m wide.

Contd… Apron: has five positions, usually used by 2 Avro-

Liners and 3 Twin-Otters Its dimensions are 247 x 57 Sq. m. There is an isolated parking position Passenger Flow 359,899 in 2013 Second busiest airport after Tribhuvan International

Airport (TIA) Caters 50 % of the annual tourist flow in Nepal. Also used for Ultralight flight.

HISTORY & DEVELOPMENT

The proposed site at Chinnedanda lies 3 km to the east of the existing domestic airport.

It lies in Pokhara sub-metropolis wards 14, 15 and 18 in Chhinedanda.

The construction of Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIT) has been pending for the last 40 years.

The government acquired 3,106 ropanis (200 hectares) of land at Chinedanda for PRIA 38 years ago (2033 BS).

Plans to add 500 ropanis to the project as the new study suggests that it requires additional land.

Contd….

The government and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) carried out a detailed study for the feasibility of the airport project in 1989.

Currently, 1,580,710 Sq. m. of land have been already adquired and the property fencing is completed, as well as the gradation (removing of Ali Kanla).

Access road has also been already connected to national highway

CONSTRUCTION The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) has finally signed an

agreement with China CAMC Engineering Co, Ltd (CAMCE) for the construction of the Pokhara Regional International Airport (PRIA).

The contract has been signed in the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) model with costs estimated at up to US$ 216 million.

The Ministry of Finance (MoF) will take concessional loans from Exim Bank China and CAAN will then get a loan from MoF at an interest rate of 8 percent.

CAMCE will construct the runway, taxi-way, apron, international and domestic terminal buildings, air-traffic control tower, cargo terminal building and airport hanger. 

CAMCE is expected to complete construction of the airport within four years after it starts its work

The Master Plan for New Pokhara Airport provides for a 2500m x 45m runway suitable for Code 4D aircraft.

Picture:Site for Pokhara Regional International

Airport

Location of PRIA

TECHNICAL INFORMATIONDescription Parameter1. Runway 2500 x 452. Runway Strip 2620 x 3003. Aircraft B757/1, HS748, ATR/2, DHC6/1,

A3204. Taxiway 168 x 185. Pax Terminal Int (Sqm) 60006. Pax Terminal Dom (Sqm) 50007. TWR and Operation building (Sqm)

1500

8. Cargo Terminal (Sqm) 10009. Admin. building (Sqm) 20010. Carpark 20011. Access road (lanes) 4 (1.3 km)12 Fuel Supply (kl per week) 100

NEED AND ADVANTAGES Can be Second Int’l Airport alternative to saturating TIA. Can be used for diversion for TIA if it is closed or crowed. With two international airports in place, in addition to TIA,

Nepal can easily handle 3 million tourists annually. This new modern airport will have increased performances,

compared with the current one. It will boost the Tourism industry in and around Pokhara. It serves directly and indirectly to the people in local and

regional level. Contribute to raising the gross domestic product (GDP). Airport generates several job and increase value of land

around them.

Challenges & Limitation

Can’t accommodate large Aircraft (B777, A380 etc..) No possibility for future expansion due to land

constrains. Requirement of high capacity transmission and

control system for navigation support in ATC because of situating in a valley.

Located near to the city. So, noise pollution problem. Paragliding and ultralight flights are likely to be

affected. Presently land accusation disputes. Initiation of project ????????

References:

CAAN website and documents National daily Newspaper articles NATIONAL AIRPORTS PLAN Current Situation and

Diagnostic by ERMC (P.) Ltd.

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